Recorded 1975–1987 Boys' name Peak 1978 33 births

Rechard — boys' name

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.

1970s221980s11
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Rechard was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rechard in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rechard

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Rechard between 1975 and 1987, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rechard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rechard performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rechard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rechard in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rechard at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

33

Since 1975

13 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1975

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1987

Rechard popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Rechard by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 67% of Rechard's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rechard?
33 babies have been named Rechard since 1975. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
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?
Rechard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 13 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.