Boys' name · since 1913
Riccardo
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 1,576 babies named Riccardo, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,576
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,576 babies have been named Riccardo since 1913, making it today's #5633 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Riccardo recorded 1,576 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #5633 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #3,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,633 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,576 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riccardo ranks #3,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,633 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,576 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,576
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Riccardo's 1,576 recorded births place it above 91.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Riccardo compares
1,576 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Riccardo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riccardo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,576 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riccardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riccardo splits its recorded history at 1984: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Riccardo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Riccardo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (270 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Riccardo's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Riccardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
206 births
- 1960s
1960s
244 births
- 1970s
1970s
270 births
- 1980s
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 270 births (17% of all-time use).
How Riccardo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Riccardo's total volume
Riccardo by state
Where Riccardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 129 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
129 of 1,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Riccardo's data
- Riccardo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Riccardos (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Riccardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Riccardo 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.