Recorded 1948–1988 Boys' name Peak 1969 403 births

Richrd — boys' name

403 babies named Richrd in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s931960s901970s1021980s104
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Richrd was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

21 babies were named Richrd in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Richrd

The Social Security Administration has registered 403 babies named Richrd between 1948 and 1988, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Richrd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Richrd performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Richrd shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Richrd in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Richrd 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 403 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.

Richrd at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

403

Since 1948

41 years of records

Peak year

1969

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1948

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1988

Richrd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1948

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1969)
21
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 198819831978197319681963195719521948 7

Richrd by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
104 births that decade — 26% of Richrd's all-time total
1940s141950s931960s901970s1021980s104

Richrd by state

Where Richrd concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Richrd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.5%
New York share of Richrd's total US births 1.5%

6 of 403 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richrd?
403 babies have been named Richrd since 1948. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1969 with 21 births.
When was Richrd most popular?
Richrd was most popular in the 1980s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Richrd most popular?
The top states for the name Richrd are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Richrd been used?
Richrd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 41 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Richrd?
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.

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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, 1948–1988 (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.