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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #36 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 122 boysAKMaine: #36 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 115 boysMEVermont: #48 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 162 boysVTNew Hampshire: #34 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 110 boysNHWashington: #34 for boys · 273 births · 1 in 114 boysWAIdaho: #39 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 120 boysIDMontana: #37 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 116 boysMTNorth Dakota: #52 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 204 boysNDMinnesota: #42 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 153 boysMNIllinois: #30 for boys · 721 births · 1 in 120 boysILWisconsin: #41 for boys · 223 births · 1 in 158 boysWIMichigan: #33 for boys · 584 births · 1 in 115 boysMINew York: #16 for boys · 1,416 births · 1 in 79 boysNYMassachusetts: #26 for boys · 436 births · 1 in 80 boysMARhode Island: #27 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 75 boysRIOregon: #34 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 126 boysORNevada: #17 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 67 boysNVWyoming: #31 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 103 boysWYSouth Dakota: #59 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 227 boysSDIowa: #43 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 175 boysIAIndiana: #38 for boys · 352 births · 1 in 119 boysINOhio: #27 for boys · 886 births · 1 in 92 boysOHPennsylvania: #24 for boys · 890 births · 1 in 86 boysPANew Jersey: #17 for boys · 555 births · 1 in 77 boysNJConnecticut: #28 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 92 boysCTCalifornia: #17 for boys · 2,105 births · 1 in 91 boysCAUtah: #32 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 104 boysUTColorado: #30 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 105 boysCONebraska: #42 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 143 boysNEMissouri: #32 for boys · 348 births · 1 in 107 boysMOKentucky: #27 for boys · 247 births · 1 in 114 boysKYWest Virginia: #22 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 84 boysWVVirginia: #22 for boys · 384 births · 1 in 88 boysVAMaryland: #22 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 84 boysMDDelaware: #19 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 69 boysDEArizona: #17 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 86 boysAZNew Mexico: #16 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 91 boysNMKansas: #39 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 129 boysKSArkansas: #25 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 113 boysARTennessee: #28 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 117 boysTNNorth Carolina: #24 for boys · 391 births · 1 in 98 boysNCSouth Carolina: #21 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 97 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #31 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 113 boysDCOklahoma: #27 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 105 boysOKLouisiana: #27 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 131 boysLAMississippi: #25 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 109 boysMSAlabama: #26 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 110 boysALGeorgia: #19 for boys · 452 births · 1 in 91 boysGAHawaii: #19 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 93 boysHITexas: #21 for boys · 1,215 births · 1 in 110 boysTXFlorida: #16 for boys · 710 births · 1 in 84 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#16 · 1 in 79
  2. Florida#16 · 1 in 84
  3. New Mexico#16 · 1 in 91
  4. Nevada#17 · 1 in 67
  5. New Jersey#17 · 1 in 77

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#167101 in 84
New Mexico#161241 in 91
New York#161,4161 in 79
Arizona#172621 in 86
California#172,1051 in 91
Nevada#17791 in 67
New Jersey#175551 in 77
Delaware#19551 in 69
Georgia#194521 in 91
Hawaii#19741 in 93
South Carolina#212221 in 97
Texas#211,2151 in 110
Maryland#222801 in 84
Virginia#223841 in 88
West Virginia#221671 in 84
North Carolina#243911 in 98
Pennsylvania#248901 in 86
Arkansas#251441 in 113
Mississippi#251841 in 109
Alabama#262501 in 110
Massachusetts#264361 in 80
Kentucky#272471 in 114
Louisiana#272791 in 131
Ohio#278861 in 92
Oklahoma#272181 in 105
Rhode Island#27731 in 75
Connecticut#281901 in 92
Tennessee#282871 in 117
Colorado#302181 in 105
Illinois#307211 in 120
District of Columbia#31701 in 113
Wyoming#31381 in 103
Missouri#323481 in 107
Utah#321851 in 104
Michigan#335841 in 115
New Hampshire#34551 in 110
Oregon#341581 in 126
Washington#342731 in 114
Alaska#36301 in 122
Maine#36631 in 115
Montana#37501 in 116
Indiana#383521 in 119
Idaho#39711 in 120
Kansas#391391 in 129
Wisconsin#412231 in 158
Minnesota#422121 in 153
Nebraska#42891 in 143
Iowa#431291 in 175
Vermont#48201 in 162
North Dakota#52281 in 204
South Dakota#59251 in 227

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 1980

girls
#1,125
121 births · 1 in 13,722 girls
boys
#26
16,656 births · 1 in 107 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #1,125Richard121

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #26Richard16,656
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 13,722 of them was named Richard, which outranked 90.7% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #1,117Stefani122
  2. #1,117Taisha122
  3. #1,117Tiesha122
  4. #1,125Richard121
  5. #1,125Elsie121
  6. #1,125Faye121
  7. #1,125Johana121
  8. #1,136Danita120
  9. #1,136Jazmin120
  10. #1,136Luisa120

Tied with 10 names at #1,125; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 107 of them was named Richard, which outranked 99.6% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #23Kevin17,972
  2. #24Anthony17,604
  3. #25Thomas17,564
  4. #26Richard16,656
  5. #27Jeffrey16,379
  6. #28Steven15,916
  7. #29Charles14,959
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →