Ricardo
Last seen for girls in 2005 at #14,502 · #380 for boys in 2025, 833 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 3,024 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 146,456since 1888
Ricardo over time
Rank among boys' names. Ricardo has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #380 | 833 | |
| 2024 | — | #373 | 871 | |
| 2023 | — | #371 | 876 | |
| 2022 | — | #357 | 920 | |
| 2021 | — | #345 | 946 | |
| 2020 | — | #339 | 963 | |
| 2019 | — | #329 | 1,018 | |
| 2018 | — | #305 | 1,125 | |
| 2017 | — | #302 | 1,168 | |
| 2016 | — | #281 | 1,297 | |
| 2015 | — | #277 | 1,340 | |
| 2014 | — | #256 | 1,462 | |
| 2013 | — | #253 | 1,430 | |
| 2012 | — | #226 | 1,567 | |
| 2011 | — | #215 | 1,635 | |
| 2010 | — | #195 | 1,886 | |
| 2009 | — | #170 | 2,303 | |
| 2008 | — | #149 | 2,757 | |
| 2007 | — | #146 | 2,779 | |
| 2006 | — | #152 | 2,702 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #157 | 2,626 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #144 | 2,781 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #148 | 2,762 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #143 | 2,709 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #138 | 2,853 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #134 | 2,918 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #126 | 2,987 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #125 | 3,044 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #130 | 2,926 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #128 | 2,883 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #126 | 2,871 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #119 | 2,974 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #120 | 2,947 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #115 | 3,024 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #117 | 2,853 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #120 | 2,802 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #119 | 2,735 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #121 | 2,502 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #131 | 2,124 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #124 | 2,222 |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | #131 | 2,139 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #122 | 2,209 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | #121 | 2,179 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #121 | 2,291 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #117 | 2,364 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #117 | 2,324 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #130 | 2,076 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #140 | 1,880 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #147 | 1,724 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #141 | 1,784 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #143 | 1,726 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #140 | 1,812 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #151 | 1,631 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #153 | 1,701 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #165 | 1,670 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #172 | 1,653 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #177 | 1,573 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #187 | 1,350 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #188 | 1,290 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #199 | 1,201 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #198 | 1,279 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #210 | 1,317 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #211 | 1,327 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #219 | 1,256 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #222 | 1,245 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #215 | 1,311 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #210 | 1,346 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #208 | 1,295 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #219 | 1,182 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #221 | 1,101 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #216 | 1,104 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #211 | 1,092 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #209 | 1,051 |
| 1952 | — | #227 | 863 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #257 | 670 |
| 1950 | — | #264 | 614 | |
| 1949 | — | #307 | 492 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #317 | 448 |
| 1947 | — | #349 | 379 | |
| 1946 | — | #348 | 349 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #354 | 282 |
| 1944 | — | #376 | 253 | |
| 1943 | — | #429 | 211 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #427 | 205 |
| 1941 | — | #390 | 218 | |
| 1940 | — | #399 | 207 | |
| 1939 | — | #424 | 179 | |
| 1938 | — | #418 | 186 | |
| 1937 | — | #398 | 196 | |
| 1936 | — | #447 | 158 | |
| 1935 | — | #448 | 162 | |
| 1934 | — | #400 | 189 | |
| 1933 | — | #422 | 168 | |
| 1932 | — | #446 | 159 | |
| 1931 | — | #428 | 176 | |
| 1930 | — | #389 | 216 | |
| 1929 | — | #411 | 204 | |
| 1928 | — | #473 | 167 | |
| 1927 | — | #493 | 152 | |
| 1926 | — | #631 | 99 | |
| 1925 | — | #523 | 138 | |
| 1924 | — | #594 | 114 | |
| 1923 | — | #725 | 81 | |
| 1922 | — | #709 | 85 | |
| 1921 | — | #953 | 54 | |
| 1920 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #946 | 46 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,054 | 37 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,127 | 26 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #892 | 25 | |
| 1911 | — | #793 | 17 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
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| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
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| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ricardo! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1890, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ricardo is popular in 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#56 · 1 in 269
- California#98 · 1 in 514
- District of Columbia#100 · 1 in 516
- Arizona#103 · 1 in 467
- New York#116 · 1 in 812
Best ever in a state: #44 in Texas, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #56 | 381 | 1 in 269 |
| California | #98 | 325 | 1 in 514 |
| District of Columbia | #100 | 23 | 1 in 516 |
| Arizona | #103 | 31 | 1 in 467 |
| New York | #116 | 182 | 1 in 812 |
| New Mexico | #124 | 15 | 1 in 587 |
| Nevada | #142 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| New Jersey | #158 | 43 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Florida | #171 | 49 | 1 in 969 |
| Illinois | #173 | 74 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Massachusetts | #207 | 16 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Connecticut | #212 | 11 | 1 in 2,041 |
| Colorado | #240 | 10 | 1 in 1,781 |
| Washington | #242 | 13 | 1 in 2,044 |
| Michigan | #255 | 29 | 1 in 2,628 |
| Ohio | #275 | 28 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Maryland | #277 | 9 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Wisconsin | #299 | 8 | 1 in 4,432 |
| Pennsylvania | #322 | 17 | 1 in 5,329 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 6,185 |
| North Carolina | #395 | 9 | 1 in 4,824 |
| Virginia | #406 | 6 | 1 in 6,073 |
| Indiana | #422 | 6 | 1 in 7,320 |
| Louisiana | #434 | 8 | 1 in 4,298 |
| Tennessee | #435 | 5 | 1 in 6,517 |
| Georgia | #528 | 5 | 1 in 8,188 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ricardo
- 7 spots since 2024 (#373 → #380)
- 41 spots since 2020 (#339 → #380)
- 103 spots since 2015 (#277 → #380)
- Biggest jump: 325 spots in 1911 (#1,118 → #793)
- Biggest drop: 364 spots in 1913 (#892 → #1,256)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1992 at #115 (3,024 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1917–2025
- Highest: 1 in 628 boys born in 1998 were named Ricardo (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,051 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #115 in 1992, was only 1 in 661 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.0% of all boys named Ricardo (29,311) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 (1888) | #917 |
| 1890s | 7 | #766 (1891) | #766 |
| 1900s | 61 | #756 (1909) | #897 |
| 1910s | 330 | #793 (1911) | #996 |
| 1920s | 1,168 | #411 (1929) | #628 |
| 1930s | 1,789 | #389 (1930) | #422 |
| 1940s | 3,044 | #307 (1949) | #370 |
| 1950s | 10,318 | #208 (1958) | #224 |
| 1960s | 13,149 | #177 (1969) | #203 |
| 1970s | 17,657 | #130 (1979) | #148 |
| 1980s | 23,089 | #117 (1981) | #122 |
| 1990s | 29,311 | #115 (1992) | #123 |
| 2000s | 27,190 | #134 (2000) | #148 |
| 2010s | 13,928 | #195 (2010) | #264 |
| 2020s | 5,409 | #339 (2020) | #361 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ricardo in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 182,265 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 41.7% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,489Yona10
- #4,489Zenda10
- #4,489Zenia10
- #4,779Ricardo9
- #4,779Agustina9
- #4,779Aide9
- #4,779Allicia9
- #5,147Adra8
- #5,147Adrean8
- #5,147Adrienna8
Tied with 367 names at #4,779; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,287 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.