Girls' name · since 1910
Ricarda
738 babies named Ricarda in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricarda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 738 have been recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Ricarda recorded 738 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2002.
- #9,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 738 born since 1910
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricarda ranks #9,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 738 born since 1910, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricarda's 738 recorded births place it above 87.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ricarda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ricarda's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ricarda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2002
- Peak year (1954)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Ricarda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (146 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Ricarda's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ricarda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
146 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 146 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ricarda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ricarda's total volume
Ricarda by state
Where Ricarda concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 161 | 21.8% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
161 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ricarda's data
- Ricarda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ricardas (161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ricarda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1910–2002 (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 Ricarda 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.