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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • 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: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,220 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: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,519 boysMNIllinois: #215 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,202 boysILWisconsin: #291 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,398 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,230 boysMINew York: #187 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,834 boysNYMassachusetts: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,907 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: #298 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,417 boysINOhio: #217 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,626 boysOHPennsylvania: #207 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,802 boysPANew Jersey: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,112 boysNJConnecticut: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,838 boysCTCalifornia: #148 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 932 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedUTColorado: #287 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,261 boysCONebraska: #234 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,665 boysNEMissouri: #238 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,476 boysMOKentucky: #346 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,220 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #277 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,893 boysVAMaryland: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,542 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 749 boysAZNew Mexico: #143 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 691 boysNMKansas: #287 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,451 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: #436 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,223 boysTNNorth Carolina: #332 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,218 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #101 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 516 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #290 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,394 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #474 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,777 boysALGeorgia: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,129 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedHITexas: #67 for boys · 366 births · 1 in 330 boysTXFlorida: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,871 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#67 · 1 in 330
  2. District of Columbia#101 · 1 in 516
  3. New Mexico#143 · 1 in 691
  4. California#148 · 1 in 932
  5. Arizona#153 · 1 in 749

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#673661 in 330
District of Columbia#101291 in 516
New Mexico#143171 in 691
California#1481701 in 932
Arizona#153181 in 749
New York#187951 in 1,834
Pennsylvania#207431 in 2,802
Michigan#209431 in 2,230
Illinois#215491 in 2,202
Ohio#217421 in 2,626
Maryland#229121 in 2,542
Florida#230231 in 1,871
Nebraska#23461 in 2,665
Missouri#238191 in 2,476
New Jersey#252141 in 4,112
Connecticut#26051 in 4,838
Virginia#277151 in 2,893
Colorado#28761 in 3,261
Kansas#28771 in 3,451
Louisiana#290171 in 2,394
Wisconsin#29171 in 6,398
Indiana#298121 in 4,417
Massachusetts#30251 in 10,907
Minnesota#30761 in 6,519
North Carolina#332131 in 4,218
Kentucky#34671 in 5,220
Washington#36451 in 6,220
Georgia#40981 in 6,129
Tennessee#43651 in 8,223
Alabama#47451 in 7,777
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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 1955

girls
#3,778
10 births · 1 in 195,528 girls
boys
#216
1,104 births · 1 in 1,866 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #3,778Ricardo10

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #216Ricardo1,104
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 195,528 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 43.9% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #3,571Wava11
  2. #3,571Wilhelmenia11
  3. #3,571Zan11
  4. #3,778Ricardo10
  5. #3,778Aldora10
  6. #3,778Alisia10
  7. #3,778Alona10
  8. #4,069Adaline9
  9. #4,069Adline9
  10. #4,069Adonna9

Tied with 290 names at #3,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,866 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #213Terrance1,142
  2. #214Randal1,128
  3. #215Marshall1,106
  4. #216Ricardo1,104
  5. #217Aaron1,099
  6. #218Claude1,084
  7. #219Mario1,075
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →