Data through 2025

Richard name popularity in the United States

Richard ranked #234 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,505 boys named Richard.

Rank#234

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,505

SSA

Peak year1946

58,870 recorded

Five-year change-17.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Richard for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1886 to 2022

Boys

1,505

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Richard in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,505#234
2024boys1,544#233
2023boys1,645#221
2022boys1,688#219
2022girls6#13592
2021boys1,783#216
2020boys1,828#208
2019boys1,990#197
2018boys2,138#187
2017boys2,286#174
2016boys2,525#160
2015boys2,688#155
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,505#234
2024boys1,544#233
2023boys1,645#221
2022boys1,688#219
2022girls6#13592
2021boys1,783#216
2020boys1,828#208
2019boys1,990#197
2018boys2,138#187
2017boys2,286#174
2016boys2,525#160
2015boys2,688#155
2014boys2,888#141
2013boys2,800#140
2012boys3,029#123
2012girls5#16869
2011boys3,165#127
2010boys3,238#125
2010girls5#16992
2009boys3,612#114
2009girls7#13704
2008boys4,060#108
2008girls5#17504
2007boys4,425#101
2007girls8#12676
2006boys4,469#99
2006girls8#12420
2005boys4,667#94
2005girls5#16462
2004boys4,848#92
2004girls23#5377
2003boys5,054#86
2003girls10#9671
2002boys5,322#77
2002girls11#8837
2001boys5,771#73
2001girls11#8758
2000boys6,354#65
2000girls11#8534
1999boys6,502#61
1999girls12#7716
1998boys6,954#55
1998girls14#6719
1997boys7,243#51
1997girls16#5868
1996boys8,182#45
1996girls29#3723
1995boys8,784#42
1995girls22#4518
1994boys9,516#41
1994girls36#3168
1993boys10,230#40
1993girls28#3776
1992boys11,332#41
1992girls32#3419
1991boys12,553#34
1991girls55#2320
1990boys13,580#35
1990girls54#2317
1989boys14,133#33
1989girls69#1898
1988boys14,144#32
1988girls111#1300
1987boys14,401#30
1987girls111#1267
1986boys15,014#29
1986girls122#1163
1985boys15,330#28
1985girls116#1204
1984boys15,607#27
1984girls106#1225
1983boys15,888#27
1983girls127#1084
1982boys16,717#27
1982girls132#1079
1981boys16,855#27
1981girls115#1158
1980boys16,656#26
1980girls121#1125
1979boys16,713#25
1979girls123#1104
1978boys16,734#21
1978girls95#1281
1977boys17,442#20
1977girls131#1023
1976boys16,752#19
1976girls128#992
1975boys17,687#16
1975girls130#959
1974boys18,636#17
1974girls90#1218
1973boys19,942#16
1973girls138#904
1972boys22,302#14
1972girls138#904
1971boys26,154#11
1971girls144#909
1970boys30,442#10
1970girls160#844
1969boys31,085#10
1969girls173#774
1968boys32,976#8
1968girls163#783
1967boys33,585#8
1967girls166#763
1966boys34,457#8
1966girls145#826
1965boys36,817#8
1965girls134#862
1964boys40,098#8
1964girls136#890
1963boys40,772#8
1963girls154#843
1962boys39,422#8
1962girls140#893
1961boys41,142#8
1961girls130#947
1960boys43,553#8
1960girls124#961
1959boys47,202#8
1959girls130#918
1958boys50,007#8
1958girls118#951
1957boys52,446#8
1957girls117#951
1956boys52,915#7
1956girls128#879
1955boys53,566#7
1955girls124#873
1954boys57,042#7
1954girls103#952
1953boys58,389#7
1953girls134#795
1952boys58,350#7
1952girls105#902
1951boys54,541#7
1951girls94#957
1950boys51,003#7
1950girls96#909
1949boys50,946#7
1949girls115#813
1948boys50,970#7
1948girls120#785
1947boys58,532#5
1947girls144#706
1946boys58,870#5
1946girls120#743
1945boys46,046#5
1945girls106#722
1944boys45,643#5
1944girls97#774
1943boys46,339#5
1943girls119#699
1942boys43,593#5
1942girls127#663
1941boys39,112#5
1941girls120#647
1940boys37,425#5
1940girls108#665
1939boys35,386#5
1939girls107#655
1938boys34,385#5
1938girls121#618
1937boys32,975#5
1937girls118#624
1936boys33,494#5
1936girls98#666
1935boys33,946#5
1935girls128#565
1934boys33,167#5
1934girls129#564
1933boys31,331#5
1933girls126#569
1932boys31,809#5
1932girls138#557
1931boys31,822#5
1931girls151#538
1930boys32,187#5
1930girls164#530
1929boys29,572#6
1929girls200#476
1928boys28,793#6
1928girls201#482
1927boys26,768#6
1927girls161#559
1926boys25,143#7
1926girls119#662
1925boys23,269#8
1925girls107#712
1924boys21,244#8
1924girls94#768
1923boys18,887#9
1923girls78#828
1922boys17,537#9
1922girls75#845
1921boys16,376#10
1921girls71#879
1920boys15,010#10
1920girls54#1005
1919boys12,441#12
1919girls74#814
1918boys12,323#12
1918girls51#1005
1917boys10,914#14
1917girls47#1026
1916boys10,134#15
1916girls43#1059
1915boys9,143#15
1915girls39#1075
1914boys6,669#17
1914girls30#1098
1913boys5,107#19
1913girls22#1176
1912boys4,188#19
1912girls23#1080
1911boys2,030#20
1911girls11#1450
1910boys1,654#21
1910girls9#1634
1909boys1,427#21
1909girls7#1763
1908boys1,244#23
1908girls6#1862
1907boys1,235#22
1907girls10#1289
1906boys1,084#23
1906girls8#1416
1905boys1,033#22
1904boys957#24
1904girls8#1364
1903boys862#26
1903girls6#1592
1902boys908#26
1902girls6#1594
1901boys784#26
1901girls8#1227
1900boys1,141#24
1899boys744#27
1899girls5#1596
1898boys871#26
1898girls13#963
1897boys702#31
1897girls7#1263
1896boys834#26
1896girls5#1583
1895boys727#31
1895girls7#1299
1894boys808#25
1893boys732#26
1892boys802#27
1892girls7#1171
1891boys609#27
1890boys743#25
1889boys711#24
1889girls5#1279
1888boys772#26
1888girls8#959
1887boys622#25
1887girls7#937
1886boys720#23
1886girls8#828
1885boys672#26
1884boys749#23
1883boys649#21
1882boys746#22
1881boys641#22
1880boys728#23

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Richard’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-44.0%
Change since peak-97.4%