Richard

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #234 for boys in 2025, 1,505 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#5
1946 · 58,870 births
Debut · boys
1880
728 births
In top 100 · boys
127 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,577,552
since 1880

Richard over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #5, 1946boys
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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—#2341,505
2024—#2331,544
2023—#2211,645
2022#13,5926#2191,688
2021—#2161,783
2020—#2081,828
2019—#1971,990
2018—#1872,138
2017—#1742,286
2016—#1602,525
2015—#1552,688
2014—#1412,888
2013—#1402,800
2012#16,8695#1233,029
2011—#1273,165
2010#16,9925#1253,238
2009#13,7047#1143,612
2008#17,5045#1084,060
2007#12,6768#1014,425
2006#12,4208#994,469
2005#16,4625#944,667
2004#5,37723#924,848
2003#9,67110#865,054
2002#8,83711#775,322
2001#8,75811#735,771
2000#8,53411#656,354
1999#7,71612#616,502
1998#6,71914#556,954
1997#5,86816#517,243
1996#3,72329#458,182
1995#4,51822#428,784
1994#3,16836#419,516
1993#3,77628#4010,230
1992#3,41932#4111,332
1991#2,32055#3412,553
1990#2,31754#3513,580
1989#1,89869#3314,133
1988#1,300111#3214,144
1987#1,267111#3014,401
1986#1,163122#2915,014
1985#1,204116#2815,330
1984#1,225106#2715,607
1983#1,084127#2715,888
1982#1,079132#2716,717
1981#1,158115#2716,855
1980#1,125121#2616,656
1979#1,104123#2516,713
1978#1,28195#2116,734
1977#1,023131#2017,442
1976#992128#1916,752
1975#959130#1617,687
1974#1,21890#1718,636
1973#904138#1619,942
1972#904138#1422,302
1971#909144#1126,154
1970#844160#1030,442
1969#774173#1031,085
1968#783163#832,976
1967#763166#833,585
1966#826145#834,457
1965#862134#836,817
1964#890136#840,098
1963#843154#840,772
1962#893140#839,422
1961#947130#841,142
1960#961124#843,553
1959#918130#847,202
1958#951118#850,007
1957#951117#852,446
1956#879128#752,915
1955#873124#753,566
1954#952103#757,042
1953#795134#758,389
1952#902105#758,350
1951#95794#754,541
1950#90996#751,003
1949#813115#750,946
1948#785120#750,970
1947#706144#558,532
1946#743120#558,870
1945#722106#546,046
1944#77497#545,643
1943#699119#546,339
1942#663127#543,593
1941#647120#539,112
1940#665108#537,425
1939#655107#535,386
1938#618121#534,385
1937#624118#532,975
1936#66698#533,494
1935#565128#533,946
1934#564129#533,167
1933#569126#531,331
1932#557138#531,809
1931#538151#531,822
1930#530164#532,187
1929#476200#629,572
1928#482201#628,793
1927#559161#626,768
1926#662119#725,143
1925#712107#823,269
1924#76894#821,244
1923#82878#918,887
1922#84575#917,537
1921#87971#1016,376
1920#1,00554#1015,010
1919#81474#1212,441
1918#1,00551#1212,323
1917#1,02647#1410,914
1916#1,05943#1510,134
1915#1,07539#159,143
1914#1,09830#176,669
1913#1,17622#195,107
1912#1,08023#194,188
1911#1,45011#202,030
1910#1,6349#211,654
1909#1,7637#211,427
1908#1,8626#231,244
1907#1,28910#221,235
1906#1,4168#231,084
1905—#221,033
1904#1,3648#24957
1903#1,5926#26862
1902#1,5946#26908
1901#1,2278#26784
1900—#241,141
1899#1,5965#27744
1898#96313#26871
1897#1,2637#31702
1896#1,5835#26834
1895#1,2997#31727
1894—#25808
1893—#26732
1892#1,1717#27802
1891—#27609
1890—#25743
1889#1,2795#24711
1888#9598#26772
1887#9377#25622
1886#8288#23720
1885—#26672
1884—#23749
1883—#21649
1882—#22746
1881—#22641
1880—#23728
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Richard was already there! It came in at #23, and was given to 728 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 880 boys a year got the name.

Where Richard is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #11 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 29 boysAKMaine: #16 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 66 boysMEVermont: #9 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 39 boysVTNew Hampshire: #9 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 34 boysNHWashington: #9 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 50 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 82 boysIDMontana: #18 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 75 boysMTNorth Dakota: #20 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 85 boysNDMinnesota: #14 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 72 boysMNIllinois: #16 for boys · 580 births · 1 in 82 boysILWisconsin: #23 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 95 boysWIMichigan: #13 for boys · 342 births · 1 in 71 boysMINew York: #19 for boys · 872 births · 1 in 90 boysNYMassachusetts: #17 for boys · 409 births · 1 in 68 boysMARhode Island: #22 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 85 boysRIOregon: #12 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 63 boysORNevada: #13 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 31 boysNVWyoming: #34 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 103 boysWYSouth Dakota: #16 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 75 boysSDIowa: #12 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 67 boysIAIndiana: #10 for boys · 336 births · 1 in 60 boysINOhio: #11 for boys · 732 births · 1 in 54 boysOHPennsylvania: #17 for boys · 865 births · 1 in 84 boysPANew Jersey: #20 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 89 boysNJConnecticut: #25 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 100 boysCTCalifornia: #11 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 60 boysCAUtah: #11 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 64 boysUTColorado: #12 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 64 boysCONebraska: #10 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 64 boysNEMissouri: #20 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 96 boysMOKentucky: #25 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 133 boysKYWest Virginia: #23 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 112 boysWVVirginia: #14 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 86 boysVAMaryland: #17 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 79 boysMDDelaware: #26 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 97 boysDEArizona: #18 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 82 boysAZNew Mexico: #33 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 143 boysNMKansas: #14 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 76 boysKSArkansas: #28 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 135 boysARTennessee: #28 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 141 boysTNNorth Carolina: #21 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 126 boysNCSouth Carolina: #21 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 114 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #9 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 34 boysDCOklahoma: #21 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 105 boysOKLouisiana: #31 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 167 boysLAMississippi: #22 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 131 boysMSAlabama: #23 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 134 boysALGeorgia: #25 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 149 boysGAHawaii: #5 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 33 boysHITexas: #25 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 152 boysTXFlorida: #13 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 86 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#5 · 1 in 33
  2. District of Columbia#9 · 1 in 34
  3. New Hampshire#9 · 1 in 34
  4. Vermont#9 · 1 in 39
  5. Washington#9 · 1 in 50

Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 1934.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#5511 in 33
District of Columbia#9521 in 34
New Hampshire#9761 in 34
Vermont#9501 in 39
Washington#91471 in 50
Indiana#103361 in 60
Nebraska#101541 in 64
Alaska#1161 in 29
California#112861 in 60
Ohio#117321 in 54
Utah#11571 in 64
Colorado#12881 in 64
Iowa#122511 in 67
Oregon#12681 in 63
Florida#13871 in 86
Michigan#133421 in 71
Nevada#1381 in 31
Kansas#141651 in 76
Minnesota#142391 in 72
Virginia#142091 in 86
Idaho#16371 in 82
Illinois#165801 in 82
Maine#16741 in 66
South Dakota#16611 in 75
Maryland#171241 in 79
Massachusetts#174091 in 68
Pennsylvania#178651 in 84
Arizona#18251 in 82
Montana#18541 in 75
New York#198721 in 90
Missouri#202461 in 96
New Jersey#202561 in 89
North Dakota#20691 in 85
North Carolina#211881 in 126
Oklahoma#211441 in 105
South Carolina#211331 in 114
Mississippi#221151 in 131
Rhode Island#22451 in 85
Alabama#231461 in 134
West Virginia#23991 in 112
Wisconsin#232001 in 95
Connecticut#251011 in 100
Georgia#251651 in 149
Kentucky#251411 in 133
Texas#252441 in 152
Delaware#26131 in 97
Arkansas#28961 in 135
Tennessee#281251 in 141
Louisiana#31841 in 167
New Mexico#33191 in 143
Wyoming#3491 in 103

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 Richard
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#233 → #234)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#208 → #234)
  • 79 spots since 2015 (#155 → #234)
  • Biggest jump: 5 spots in 1896 (#31 → #26)
  • Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2013 (#123 → #140)
Rise & fade · boys
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1946 at #5 (58,870 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: 51 yrs · run 1920–1970
  • Top 100: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 28
  • Highest: 1 in 28 boys born in 1946 were named Richard (3.6%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,135 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.8% of all boys named Richard (535,461) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,010#21 (1883)#24
1890s7,572#25 (1894)#27
1900s10,675#21 (1909)#24
1910s74,603#12 (1919)#16
1920s222,599#6 (1929)#8
1930s330,502#5 (1939)#5
1940s477,476#5 (1946)#5
1950s535,461#7 (1953)#7
1960s373,907#8 (1960)#8
1970s202,804#10 (1970)#17
1980s154,745#26 (1980)#29
1990s94,876#34 (1991)#45
2000s48,582#65 (2000)#91
2010s26,747#123 (2012)#153
2020s9,993#208 (2020)#222

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.

Richard in 1915

girls
#1,075
39 births · 1 in 25,227 girls
boys
#15
9,143 births · 1 in 93 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #1,075Richard39

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #15Richard9,143
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 25,227 of them was named Richard, which outranked 78.4% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #1,055Susanne40
  2. #1,055Toby40
  3. #1,055Zena40
  4. #1,075Richard39
  5. #1,075Amber39
  6. #1,075Angelita39
  7. #1,075Bula39
  8. #1,094Abigail38
  9. #1,094Aleen38
  10. #1,094Arthur38

Tied with 18 names at #1,075; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

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

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 93 of them was named Richard, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #12Harold10,444
  2. #13Paul10,328
  3. #14Henry10,138
  4. #15Richard9,143
  5. #16Raymond8,981
  6. #17Albert8,825
  7. #18Arthur8,564
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

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

See the top 100 for 1915 →