Recorded 1968–1992 Boys' name Peak 1982 207 births

Ricahrd — boys' name

207 babies named Ricahrd in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s491980s1221990s26

The verdict

207 boys have been named Ricahrd since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

207
total births
1968–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ricahrd was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ricahrd in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ricahrd

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Ricahrd between 1968 and 1992, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ricahrd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ricahrd performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ricahrd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ricahrd in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ricahrd 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 207 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.

Ricahrd at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

207

Since 1968

25 years of records

Peak year

1982

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1968

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1992

Ricahrd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1968

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1982)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Ricahrd by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
122 births that decade — 59% of Ricahrd's all-time total
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Ricahrd by state

Where Ricahrd concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ricahrd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 7.7%
California share of Ricahrd's total US births 7.7%

16 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ricahrd?
207 babies have been named Ricahrd since 1968. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1982 with 16 births.
When was Ricahrd most popular?
Ricahrd was most popular in the 1980s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Ricahrd most popular?
The top states for the name Ricahrd are California (16 births).
How long has the name Ricahrd been used?
Ricahrd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 25 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Ricahrd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Richard, Ricky, Ricardo, Rick, 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, 1968–1992 (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.