Boys' name · since 1916
Rickard
625 babies named Rickard in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
625 boys have been named Rickard since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rickard has 625 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1979.
- #6,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 625 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickard ranks #6,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 625 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rickard's 625 recorded births place it above 84.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rickard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rickard's full recorded timeline at 1951, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rickard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1979
- Peak year (1958)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Rickard by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (256 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Rickard's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rickard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
162 births
- 1950s
1950s
256 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 256 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rickard 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 Rickard's total volume
Rickard by state
Where Rickard concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rickard's data
- Rickard's decade-level peak was the 1950s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rickards (10 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.
Keep exploring Rickard
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rickard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1916–1979 (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 Rickard 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.