Recorded 1928–1990 Boys' name Peak 1961 380 births

Richad — boys' name

380 babies named Richad in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s211940s521950s601960s951970s641980s771990s6
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Richad was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

14 babies were named Richad in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Richad

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Richad between 1928 and 1990, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Richad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Richad performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Richad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Richad in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Richad 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 380 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.

Richad at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

380

Since 1928

63 years of records

Peak year

1961

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1928

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1990

Richad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1928

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
14
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
46810121416 199019821976196919621956194819411928 5

Richad by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
95 births that decade — 25% of Richad's all-time total
1920s51930s211940s521950s601960s951970s641980s771990s6

Richad by state

Where Richad concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Richad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Richad's total US births 1.3%

5 of 380 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richad?
380 babies have been named Richad since 1928. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 14 births.
When was Richad most popular?
Richad was most popular in the 1960s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Richad most popular?
The top states for the name Richad are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Richad been used?
Richad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 63 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Richad?
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, 1928–1990 (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.