Boys' name · since 1932
Richar
310 babies named Richar in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Richar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 310 have been recorded since 1932.
Richar has 310 recorded births among boys since 1932, 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 1932 to 2011.
- #10,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 310 born since 1932
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richar ranks #10,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1932, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Richar's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Richar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Richar splits its recorded history at 1977: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Richar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2011
- Peak year (1968)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Richar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (85 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Richar's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Richar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 85 births (27% of all-time use).
Richar by state
Where Richar concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.5% |
17 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Richar's data
- Richar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Richars (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Richar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1932–2011 (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 Richar 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.