Boys' name · since 1975

Rechard

33 babies named Rechard in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,239 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade

Rechard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1975.

Rechard has 33 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1987.

  • #25,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1975
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rechard ranks #25,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.

#25,239 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rechard's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rechard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rechard's full recorded timeline at 1979, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rechard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 19751978197919801987 5

Rechard by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 67% of the file).

1970s was Rechard's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Rechard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rechard? ▼
Rechard has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,239 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 9 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
Where does Rechard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rechard ranks #25,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rechard most popular? ▼
Rechard was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Rechard been used? ▼
Records for Rechard go back to 1975, giving 13 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Rechard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reco, Recardo, Rece, Rector, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Rechard's data

  • Rechard's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rechard

Nearby Names Like Rechard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rechard

Reco Boy
#12255 1,202 births
Recardo Boy
670 births
Rece Boy
#8553 522 births
Rector Boy
101 births
Record Boy
65 births

Compare Rechard side by side: Rechard vs Reco Rechard vs Recardo Rechard vs Rece

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Ollice
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Delphine
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Toxie
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Weikko
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rechard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rechard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.