Boys' name · since 1927

Ritchard

Ritchard has 82 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,750 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 1927
1960s
peak decade

Ritchard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 82 have been recorded since 1927.

Ritchard has 82 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2000.

  • #18,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 82 born since 1927
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritchard ranks #18,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.

#18,750 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 1927
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ritchard's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ritchard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ritchard's full recorded timeline at 1967, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ritchard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1967)
10
Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
4681012 1927195719601967196919962000 6

Ritchard by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (37 births, 45% of the file).

1960s was Ritchard's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Ritchard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 37 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritchard? ▼
82 babies have been named Ritchard since 1927. All-time, it sits at #18,750 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1967 with 10 births.
Where does Ritchard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritchard ranks #18,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ritchard most popular? ▼
Ritchard was most popular in the 1960s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Ritchard been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ritchard since 1927 -- 74 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Ritchard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ritchie, Rito, Rithvik, Rita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ritchard's data

  • Ritchard's decade-level peak was the 1960s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ritchard

Nearby Names Like Ritchard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ritchard

Ritchie Boy
#3861 4,120 births
Rito Boy
#8277 1,472 births
Rithvik Boy
#5328 781 births
Rita Boy
778 births
Ritvik Boy
#7449 498 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ritchard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1927–2000 (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 Ritchard 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.