Meaning not yet researched.
Richard: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,505 in 2025. Its best rank was #5 in 1947.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #5 in 1947; #234 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Richard in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#234 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1947, at #5.
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Richard: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,505 boys in 2025. Peak: #5 in 1947 · most boys in one year: 58,870 (1946).
In 2025, 1,505 US boys were named Richard, making it the 234th most common boys’ name of the year, down 1 place from #233 in 2024. That is 39 fewer than the 1,544 boys named Richard in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #5, reached in 1947. The most boys given the name in a single year was 58,870, in 1946. For comparison, it was #155 in 2015 and #7 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Richard in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 728 babies with the name. In all, 2,587,082 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 536,610 babies named Richard.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 18,932 US boys were named Richard; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 2,525. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,135 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Richard ranked highest in Vermont in 2025, at #56 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 2 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Ricardo (147,169 babies since 1880) and Rick (81,964 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Riccardo, Rickard and Ricard are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Dick, Dickie, Dickon, Dicky, Rich and Richie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Riccardo (1,576), Rickard (625), Ricard (419), Richerd (241), Rechard (33), Ryszard (33), Richardd (31), Rikardo (17).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 4 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 9 | #56 | — |
| District of Columbia | 10 | #94 | — |
| Delaware | 10 | #111 | #84 |
| Idaho | 21 | #124 | #203 |
| Alaska | 7 | #137 | — |
| Montana | 9 | #155 | #194 |
| Connecticut | 22 | #162 | #146 |
| Maryland | 37 | #167 | #122 |
| South Carolina | 32 | #177 | #134 |
| Virginia | 49 | #186 | #145 |
| New Mexico | 11 | #191 | #185 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | #201 | #139 |
| New Jersey | 48 | #203 | #130 |
| Arkansas | 18 | #205 | #150 |
| New York | 96 | #207 | #120 |
| Pennsylvania | 61 | #208 | #137 |
| California | 173 | #216 | #129 |
| Florida | 96 | #224 | #136 |
| West Virginia | 9 | #225 | #151 |
| Missouri | 32 | #227 | #175 |
| Wisconsin | 26 | #233 | #179 |
| Ohio | 54 | #235 | #149 |
| Mississippi | 14 | #235 | #150 |
| Texas | 162 | #243 | #160 |
| Georgia | 51 | #245 | #161 |
| Arizona | 33 | #248 | #186 |
| Louisiana | 21 | #251 | #171 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | #255 | #137 |
| Maine | 5 | #261 | #128 |
| Illinois | 41 | #274 | #197 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | #276 | #211 |
| North Carolina | 44 | #284 | #153 |
| Kansas | 13 | #294 | #250 |
| South Dakota | 5 | #296 | — |
| Alabama | 19 | #297 | #155 |
| Washington | 26 | #298 | #135 |
| Michigan | 32 | #304 | #177 |
| Iowa | 13 | #305 | #197 |
| Colorado | 21 | #317 | #266 |
| Nebraska | 8 | #330 | #421 |
| Kentucky | 16 | #332 | #160 |
| Utah | 14 | #346 | #187 |
| Nevada | 9 | #356 | #156 |
| Tennessee | 24 | #358 | #187 |
| Indiana | 21 | #365 | #186 |
| Minnesota | 15 | #387 | #235 |
| Oregon | 10 | #393 | #218 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 1,505 | #234 |
| 2024 | — | — | 1,544 | #233 |
| 2023 | — | — | 1,645 | #222 |
| 2022 | 6 | #14,939 | 1,688 | #219 |
| 2021 | — | — | 1,783 | #216 |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,828 | #208 |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,990 | #197 |
| 2018 | — | — | 2,138 | #187 |
| 2017 | — | — | 2,286 | #175 |
| 2016 | — | — | 2,525 | #160 |
| 2015 | — | — | 2,688 | #155 |
| 2014 | — | — | 2,888 | #141 |
| 2013 | — | — | 2,800 | #140 |
| 2012 | 5 | #18,976 | 3,029 | #123 |
| 2011 | — | — | 3,165 | #127 |
| 2010 | 5 | #19,241 | 3,238 | #125 |
| 2009 | 7 | #14,897 | 3,612 | #114 |
| 2008 | 5 | #19,839 | 4,060 | #108 |
| 2007 | 8 | #13,657 | 4,425 | #101 |
| 2006 | 8 | #13,351 | 4,469 | #99 |
| 2005 | 5 | #18,573 | 4,667 | #94 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,513 | 4,848 | #92 |
| 2003 | 10 | #10,270 | 5,054 | #86 |
| 2002 | 11 | #9,358 | 5,322 | #77 |
| 2001 | 11 | #9,230 | 5,771 | #73 |
| 2000 | 11 | #9,026 | 6,354 | #65 |
| 1999 | 12 | #8,115 | 6,502 | #61 |
| 1998 | 14 | #7,013 | 6,954 | #56 |
| 1997 | 16 | #6,104 | 7,243 | #51 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,805 | 8,182 | #45 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,646 | 8,784 | #42 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,207 | 9,516 | #41 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,857 | 10,230 | #40 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,479 | 11,332 | #41 |
| 1991 | 55 | #2,343 | 12,553 | #34 |
| 1990 | 54 | #2,337 | 13,580 | #35 |
| 1989 | 69 | #1,906 | 14,133 | #33 |
| 1988 | 111 | #1,311 | 14,144 | #32 |
| 1987 | 111 | #1,272 | 14,401 | #30 |
| 1986 | 122 | #1,167 | 15,014 | #29 |
| 1985 | 116 | #1,206 | 15,330 | #28 |
| 1984 | 106 | #1,229 | 15,607 | #27 |
| 1983 | 127 | #1,088 | 15,888 | #27 |
| 1982 | 132 | #1,079 | 16,717 | #27 |
| 1981 | 115 | #1,162 | 16,855 | #27 |
| 1980 | 121 | #1,129 | 16,656 | #26 |
| 1979 | 123 | #1,108 | 16,713 | #25 |
| 1978 | 95 | #1,285 | 16,734 | #21 |
| 1977 | 131 | #1,026 | 17,442 | #20 |
| 1976 | 128 | #996 | 16,752 | #19 |
| 1975 | 130 | #962 | 17,687 | #16 |
| 1974 | 90 | #1,223 | 18,636 | #17 |
| 1973 | 138 | #906 | 19,942 | #16 |
| 1972 | 138 | #906 | 22,302 | #14 |
| 1971 | 144 | #910 | 26,154 | #11 |
| 1970 | 160 | #846 | 30,442 | #10 |
| 1969 | 173 | #779 | 31,085 | #10 |
| 1968 | 163 | #787 | 32,976 | #8 |
| 1967 | 166 | #765 | 33,585 | #8 |
| 1966 | 145 | #829 | 34,457 | #8 |
| 1965 | 134 | #867 | 36,817 | #8 |
| 1964 | 136 | #894 | 40,098 | #8 |
| 1963 | 154 | #844 | 40,772 | #8 |
| 1962 | 140 | #896 | 39,422 | #8 |
| 1961 | 130 | #951 | 41,142 | #8 |
| 1960 | 124 | #964 | 43,553 | #8 |
| 1959 | 130 | #919 | 47,202 | #8 |
| 1958 | 118 | #954 | 50,007 | #8 |
| 1957 | 117 | #956 | 52,446 | #8 |
| 1956 | 128 | #883 | 52,915 | #7 |
| 1955 | 124 | #875 | 53,566 | #7 |
| 1954 | 103 | #956 | 57,042 | #7 |
| 1953 | 134 | #797 | 58,389 | #7 |
| 1952 | 105 | #904 | 58,350 | #7 |
| 1951 | 94 | #959 | 54,541 | #7 |
| 1950 | 96 | #912 | 51,003 | #7 |
| 1949 | 115 | #819 | 50,946 | #7 |
| 1948 | 120 | #788 | 50,970 | #7 |
| 1947 | 144 | #706 | 58,532 | #5 |
| 1946 | 120 | #746 | 58,870 | #5 |
| 1945 | 106 | #726 | 46,046 | #5 |
| 1944 | 97 | #776 | 45,643 | #5 |
| 1943 | 119 | #701 | 46,339 | #5 |
| 1942 | 127 | #666 | 43,593 | #5 |
| 1941 | 120 | #648 | 39,112 | #5 |
| 1940 | 108 | #667 | 37,425 | #5 |
| 1939 | 107 | #660 | 35,386 | #5 |
| 1938 | 121 | #621 | 34,385 | #5 |
| 1937 | 118 | #627 | 32,975 | #5 |
| 1936 | 98 | #669 | 33,494 | #5 |
| 1935 | 128 | #568 | 33,946 | #5 |
| 1934 | 129 | #566 | 33,167 | #5 |
| 1933 | 126 | #570 | 31,331 | #5 |
| 1932 | 138 | #558 | 31,809 | #5 |
| 1931 | 151 | #541 | 31,822 | #5 |
| 1930 | 164 | #534 | 32,187 | #5 |
| 1929 | 200 | #477 | 29,572 | #6 |
| 1928 | 201 | #484 | 28,793 | #6 |
| 1927 | 161 | #559 | 26,768 | #6 |
| 1926 | 119 | #665 | 25,143 | #7 |
| 1925 | 107 | #714 | 23,269 | #8 |
| 1924 | 94 | #771 | 21,244 | #8 |
| 1923 | 78 | #833 | 18,887 | #9 |
| 1922 | 75 | #850 | 17,537 | #9 |
| 1921 | 71 | #881 | 16,376 | #10 |
| 1920 | 54 | #1,014 | 15,010 | #10 |
| 1919 | 74 | #818 | 12,441 | #12 |
| 1918 | 51 | #1,013 | 12,323 | #12 |
| 1917 | 47 | #1,037 | 10,914 | #14 |
| 1916 | 43 | #1,079 | 10,134 | #15 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,090 | 9,143 | #15 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,116 | 6,669 | #17 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,221 | 5,107 | #19 |
| 1912 | 23 | #1,109 | 4,188 | #19 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,527 | 2,030 | #20 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,746 | 1,654 | #21 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,929 | 1,427 | #21 |
| 1908 | 6 | #2,061 | 1,244 | #23 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,359 | 1,235 | #22 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,530 | 1,084 | #23 |
| 1905 | — | — | 1,033 | #22 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,459 | 957 | #24 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,752 | 862 | #26 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,755 | 908 | #26 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,314 | 784 | #26 |
| 1900 | — | — | 1,141 | #24 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,794 | 744 | #28 |
| 1898 | 13 | #1,006 | 871 | #26 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,364 | 702 | #31 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,769 | 834 | #26 |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,407 | 727 | #31 |
| 1894 | — | — | 808 | #25 |
| 1893 | — | — | 732 | #26 |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,249 | 802 | #27 |
| 1891 | — | — | 609 | #27 |
| 1890 | — | — | 743 | #25 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,452 | 711 | #24 |
| 1888 | 8 | #1,020 | 772 | #26 |
| 1887 | 7 | #1,021 | 622 | #25 |
| 1886 | 8 | #881 | 720 | #23 |
| 1885 | — | — | 672 | #26 |
| 1884 | — | — | 749 | #23 |
| 1883 | — | — | 649 | #21 |
| 1882 | — | — | 746 | #22 |
| 1881 | — | — | 641 | #22 |
| 1880 | — | — | 728 | #23 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).