Boys' name · since 1948
Richrd
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Richrd, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Richrd is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 400 have been recorded since 1948.
Richrd has 400 recorded births among boys since 1948, 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 1948 to 1988.
- #9,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 400 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richrd ranks #9,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Richrd's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Richrd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Richrd's full recorded timeline at 1969, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Richrd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1988
- Peak year (1969)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Richrd by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (104 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Richrd's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Richrd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 104 births (26% of all-time use).
Richrd by state
Where Richrd concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.5% |
6 of 400 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Richrds (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Richrd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1948–1988 (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 Richrd 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.