Data through 2025

Richard name popularity in England and Wales

Richard ranked #431 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 92 boys named Richard.

Rank#431

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded92

ONS

Peak year1996

1,089 recorded

Five-year change-28.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Richard for boys and girls

Boys

92

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Richard in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys92#431
2024boys102#398
2023boys96#411
2022boys121#349
2021boys125#362
2020boys128#351
2019boys144#324
2018boys172#289
2017boys163#307
2016boys184#278
2015boys200#256
2014boys181#267
Show full history (30 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys92#431
2024boys102#398
2023boys96#411
2022boys121#349
2021boys125#362
2020boys128#351
2019boys144#324
2018boys172#289
2017boys163#307
2016boys184#278
2015boys200#256
2014boys181#267
2013boys185#261
2012boys197#249
2011boys201#237
2010boys219#221
2009boys222#209
2008boys239#200
2007boys250#192
2006boys233#188
2005boys255#172
2004boys251#167
2003boys306#148
2002boys301#140
2001boys391#113
2000boys500#101
1999boys547#97
1998boys683#82
1997boys880#71
1996boys1,089#62

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Richard’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-54.0%
Change since peak-91.6%