Boys' name · since 1927

Richerd

241 babies named Richerd in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,893 of 45,481
all-time among boys
241
born since 1927
1950s
peak decade

Richerd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 241 recorded since 1927.

Richerd has 241 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1985.

  • #11,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 241 born since 1927
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richerd ranks #11,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.

#11,893 of 45,481
all-time among boys
241
born since 1927
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Richerd's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% 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.

Richerd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Richerd's full recorded timeline at 1951, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Richerd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1957)
18
Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
05101520 19271933194219491956196119661985 5

Richerd by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (69 births, 29% of the file).

1950s was Richerd's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Richerd births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 69 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richerd? ▼
Since 1927, Social Security records show 241 babies named Richerd. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,893 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1985. Its busiest year on record was 1957, with 18 births.
Where does Richerd sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richerd ranks #11,893 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 Richerd most popular? ▼
Richerd was most popular in the 1950s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Richerd been used? ▼
Records for Richerd go back to 1927, giving 59 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Richerd? ▼
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 Richerd's data

  • Richerd's decade-level peak was the 1950s (69 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 Richerd

Nearby Names Like Richerd

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

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#380 146,456 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Richerd: 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, 1927–1985 (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 Richerd 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.