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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • 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: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,421 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMNIllinois: #188 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,741 boysILWisconsin: #236 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,422 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,338 boysMINew York: #194 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,977 boysNYMassachusetts: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,850 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedIAIndiana: #271 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,748 boysINOhio: #231 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,035 boysOHPennsylvania: #216 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,013 boysPANew Jersey: #228 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,510 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #152 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 997 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedUTColorado: #197 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,580 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #411 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,800 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,129 boysVAMaryland: #204 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,008 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #118 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 539 boysAZNew Mexico: #161 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 775 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,324 boysTNNorth Carolina: #333 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,938 boysNCSouth Carolina: #425 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,273 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 385 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #335 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,100 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #395 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,542 boysALGeorgia: #360 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,853 boysGAHawaii: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 984 boysHITexas: #66 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 318 boysTXFlorida: #305 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,411 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#66 · 1 in 318
  2. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 385
  3. Arizona#118 · 1 in 539
  4. California#152 · 1 in 997
  5. New Mexico#161 · 1 in 775

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#663811 in 318
District of Columbia#81381 in 385
Arizona#118241 in 539
California#1521541 in 997
New Mexico#161151 in 775
Illinois#188611 in 1,741
Hawaii#19271 in 984
New York#194861 in 1,977
Colorado#197121 in 1,580
Maryland#204151 in 2,008
Michigan#209401 in 2,338
Massachusetts#214111 in 4,850
Pennsylvania#216401 in 3,013
New Jersey#228161 in 3,510
Ohio#231361 in 3,035
Wisconsin#236101 in 4,422
Indiana#271141 in 3,748
Virginia#282141 in 3,129
Florida#305121 in 3,411
Washington#30971 in 4,421
North Carolina#333141 in 3,938
Louisiana#335131 in 3,100
Georgia#360101 in 4,853
Alabama#39571 in 5,542
Missouri#41161 in 7,800
South Carolina#42551 in 6,273
Tennessee#44151 in 8,324
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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 1954

girls
#3,718
10 births · 1 in 194,192 girls
boys
#211
1,092 births · 1 in 1,867 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #3,718Ricardo10

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #211Ricardo1,092
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 194,192 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 43.9% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #3,490Whitney11
  2. #3,490Wynema11
  3. #3,490Young11
  4. #3,718Ricardo10
  5. #3,718Adalia10
  6. #3,718Adrianna10
  7. #3,718Alean10
  8. #3,967Adah9
  9. #3,967Adora9
  10. #3,967Aleene9

Tied with 248 names at #3,718; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,867 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #208Claude1,142
  2. #209Terrance1,120
  3. #210Marshall1,102
  4. #211Ricardo1,092
  5. #212Neal1,088
  6. #213Mario1,073
  7. #214Byron1,045
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →