Boys' name · since 1968
Ricahrd
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.
- #12,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
207 boys have been named Ricahrd since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ricahrd has 207 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1992.
- #12,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 207 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricahrd ranks #12,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ricahrd's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ricahrd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ricahrd's full recorded timeline at 1982, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ricahrd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1992
- Peak year (1982)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ricahrd by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (122 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Ricahrd's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ricahrd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 122 births (59% of all-time use).
Ricahrd by state
Where Ricahrd concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 7.7% |
16 of 207 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ricahrd's data
- Ricahrd's decade-level peak was the 1980s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ricahrds (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ricahrd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 1968–1992 (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 Ricahrd 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.