Boys' name · since 1880
Richmond
Richmond has 4,305 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,305
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Richmond is the #5402 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,305 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Richmond recorded 4,305 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #5402 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,402 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,305 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richmond ranks #1,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,402 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,305 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,305
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Richmond's 4,305 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Richmond compares
4,305 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Richmond's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Richmond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Richmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Richmond's full recorded timeline at 1953, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Richmond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Richmond by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (533 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Richmond's strongest decade.
533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Richmond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 98
1880s
98 births
- 1890s 116
1890s
116 births
- 1900s 123
1900s
123 births
- 1910s
1910s
394 births
- 1920s
1920s
533 births
- 1930s
1930s
390 births
- 1940s
1940s
397 births
- 1950s
1950s
403 births
- 1960s
1960s
322 births
- 1970s
1970s
334 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
339 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 533 births (12% of all-time use).
How Richmond 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 Richmond's total volume
Richmond by state
Where Richmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 93 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 50 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 48 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 44 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 42 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 40 | 0.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 36 | 0.8% |
102 of 4,305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Richmond appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Richmond's data
- Richmond's decade-level peak was the 1920s (533 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Richmonds (102 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Richmond
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Richmond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Richmond 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.