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

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Peak · boys
1992 · 3,024 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
146,456
since 1888

Ricardo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ricardo has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #115, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#380833
2024—#373871
2023—#371876
2022—#357920
2021—#345946
2020—#339963
2019—#3291,018
2018—#3051,125
2017—#3021,168
2016—#2811,297
2015—#2771,340
2014—#2561,462
2013—#2531,430
2012—#2261,567
2011—#2151,635
2010—#1951,886
2009—#1702,303
2008—#1492,757
2007—#1462,779
2006—#1522,702
2005#14,5026#1572,626
2004#11,6248#1442,781
2003#11,3258#1482,762
2002#10,2469#1432,709
2001#13,5216#1382,853
2000#15,0315#1342,918
1999#7,23913#1262,987
1998#8,01611#1253,044
1997#12,0706#1302,926
1996#6,39214#1282,883
1995#8,7669#1262,871
1994#5,01619#1192,974
1993#4,99819#1202,947
1992#5,26718#1153,024
1991#6,97612#1172,853
1990#6,13114#1202,802
1989#5,04917#1192,735
1988#4,01522#1212,502
1987#4,47418#1312,124
1986#3,27727#1242,222
1985#4,28218#1312,139
1984#4,73715#1222,209
1983#4,10918#1212,179
1982#3,89820#1212,291
1981#4,34417#1172,364
1980#4,51716#1172,324
1979#3,54122#1302,076
1978#3,38822#1401,880
1977#3,36622#1471,724
1976#5,21511#1411,784
1975#3,95016#1431,726
1974#3,55818#1401,812
1973#3,63517#1511,631
1972#5,4809#1531,701
1971#3,65217#1651,670
1970#3,87215#1721,653
1969#3,61915#1771,573
1968#4,7799#1871,350
1967#4,05311#1881,290
1966#4,19810#1991,201
1965#3,73312#1981,279
1964#4,35510#2101,317
1963#5,8916#2111,327
1962#4,01111#2191,256
1961#4,00911#2221,245
1960#4,4379#2151,311
1959#4,6258#2101,346
1958#6,1035#2081,295
1957#4,5368#2191,182
1956#4,8377#2211,101
1955#3,77810#2161,104
1954#3,71810#2111,092
1953#5,6735#2091,051
1952—#227863
1951#4,8336#257670
1950—#264614
1949—#307492
1948#5,2435#317448
1947—#349379
1946—#348349
1945#4,5565#354282
1944—#376253
1943—#429211
1942#4,1246#427205
1941—#390218
1940—#399207
1939—#424179
1938—#418186
1937—#398196
1936—#447158
1935—#448162
1934—#400189
1933—#422168
1932—#446159
1931—#428176
1930—#389216
1929—#411204
1928—#473167
1927—#493152
1926—#63199
1925—#523138
1924—#594114
1923—#72581
1922—#70985
1921—#95354
1920—#76674
1919—#83961
1918—#91852
1917—#94646
1916—#1,01340
1915—#1,05437
1914—#1,12726
1913—#1,25617
1912—#89225
1911—#79317
1910—#1,1189
1909—#75614
1908—#9469
1907—#86610
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1903—#8468
1902—#9337
1901—#1,0585
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First appearance
1888

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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNHWashington: #142 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 806 boysWAIdaho: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 896 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #315 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,789 boysMNIllinois: #83 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 415 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysWIMichigan: #282 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,271 boysMINew York: #136 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 858 boysNYMassachusetts: #162 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,278 boysMARhode Island: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,067 boysRIOregon: #141 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 778 boysORNevada: #80 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 323 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSDIowa: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,507 boysIAIndiana: #285 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,449 boysINOhio: #238 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,026 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,596 boysPANew Jersey: #145 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,013 boysNJConnecticut: #146 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,102 boysCTCalifornia: #56 for boys · 1,242 births · 1 in 229 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedUTColorado: #171 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 987 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #378 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,629 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #342 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,804 boysVAMaryland: #235 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #85 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 359 boysAZNew Mexico: #100 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 400 boysNMKansas: #226 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,452 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: #503 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,862 boysTNNorth Carolina: #319 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,443 boysNCSouth Carolina: #360 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,508 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #80 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 340 boysDCOklahoma: #264 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,695 boysOKLouisiana: #471 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,389 boysLAMississippi: #308 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMSAlabama: #347 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,635 boysALGeorgia: #224 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,393 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedHITexas: #61 for boys · 577 births · 1 in 266 boysTXFlorida: #122 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 668 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#56 · 1 in 229
  2. Texas#61 · 1 in 266
  3. Nevada#80 · 1 in 323
  4. District of Columbia#80 · 1 in 340
  5. Illinois#83 · 1 in 415

Best ever in a state: #44 in Texas, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#561,2421 in 229
Texas#615771 in 266
District of Columbia#80221 in 340
Nevada#80281 in 323
Illinois#832081 in 415
Arizona#85871 in 359
New Mexico#100291 in 400
Florida#1221311 in 668
New York#1361541 in 858
Oregon#141251 in 778
Washington#142451 in 806
New Jersey#145521 in 1,013
Connecticut#146191 in 1,102
Rhode Island#15161 in 1,067
Massachusetts#162321 in 1,278
Colorado#171251 in 987
Idaho#18081 in 896
Wisconsin#211191 in 1,677
Georgia#224351 in 1,393
Kansas#226111 in 1,452
Maryland#235191 in 1,677
Ohio#238381 in 2,026
Oklahoma#264121 in 1,695
Iowa#27171 in 2,507
Michigan#282291 in 2,271
Indiana#285161 in 2,449
Pennsylvania#286301 in 2,596
Mississippi#30891 in 1,821
Minnesota#31581 in 3,789
North Carolina#319191 in 2,443
Virginia#342151 in 2,804
Alabama#347101 in 2,635
South Carolina#36091 in 2,508
Missouri#378101 in 3,629
Louisiana#47191 in 3,389
Tennessee#50361 in 5,862
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
104 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1992 at #115 (3,024 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 119 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1917–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 628
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 20.0% of all boys named Ricardo (29,311) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#917 (1888)#917
1890s7#766 (1891)#766
1900s61#756 (1909)#897
1910s330#793 (1911)#996
1920s1,168#411 (1929)#628
1930s1,789#389 (1930)#422
1940s3,044#307 (1949)#370
1950s10,318#208 (1958)#224
1960s13,149#177 (1969)#203
1970s17,657#130 (1979)#148
1980s23,089#117 (1981)#122
1990s29,311#115 (1992)#123
2000s27,190#134 (2000)#148
2010s13,928#195 (2010)#264
2020s5,409#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 1992

girls
#5,267
18 births · 1 in 102,441 girls
boys
#115
3,024 births · 1 in 661 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #5,267Ricardo18

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #115Ricardo3,024
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 102,441 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 66.3% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #5,051Vernisha19
  2. #5,051Whitni19
  3. #5,051Zayra19
  4. #5,267Ricardo18
  5. #5,267Adair18
  6. #5,267Adelita18
  7. #5,267Adia18
  8. #5,484Adi17
  9. #5,484Agustina17
  10. #5,484Aine17

Tied with 216 names at #5,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 661 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 98.8% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #112Ronald3,222
  2. #113Alejandro3,176
  3. #114Angel3,049
  4. #115Ricardo3,024
  5. #116Chase3,018
  6. #117Francisco2,938
  7. #118Martin2,932
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →