Recorded 1965–2011 Boys' name Peak 1988 79 births

Rickardo — boys' name

79 babies named Rickardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 boys have been named Rickardo since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

79
total births
1965–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rickardo was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rickardo in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rickardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Rickardo between 1965 and 2011, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rickardo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rickardo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rickardo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rickardo 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 79 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.

Rickardo at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

79

Since 1965

47 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1965

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2011

Rickardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1965

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Rickardo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 48% of Rickardo's all-time total
1960s61980s81990s382000s222010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rickardo?
79 babies have been named Rickardo since 1965. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Rickardo most popular?
Rickardo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rickardo been used?
Rickardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 47 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Rickardo?
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.

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, 1965–2011 (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.