Boys' name · since 1912

Richards

Richards has 119 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,290 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1912
1930s
peak decade

Richards sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richards has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1983.

  • #16,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 119 born since 1912
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richards ranks #16,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.

#16,290 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1912
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Richards's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Richards's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Richards splits its recorded history at 1937: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Richards popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1983

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1925)
11
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
4681012 1912191919281937194619541983 5

Richards by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (26 births, 22% of the file).

1930s was Richards's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Richards births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 26 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richards? ▼
119 babies have been named Richards since 1912. All-time, it sits at #16,290 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1925 with 11 births.
Where does Richards sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richards ranks #16,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Richards most popular? ▼
Richards was most popular in the 1930s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Richards been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Richards since 1912 -- 72 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What names are similar to Richards? ▼
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.

What to do with Richards's data

  • Richards's decade-level peak was the 1930s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Richards

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Richards

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Richards: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1983 (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 Richards 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.