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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • 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: #249 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,660 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: #356 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,233 boysMNIllinois: #209 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,969 boysILWisconsin: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,194 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,845 boysMINew York: #193 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNYMassachusetts: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,391 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: #278 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,504 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,420 boysOHPennsylvania: #230 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,022 boysPANew Jersey: #248 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,416 boysNJConnecticut: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,462 boysCTCalifornia: #155 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 932 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedUTColorado: #206 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,595 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,476 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #271 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,456 boysVAMaryland: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,097 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #150 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 693 boysAZNew Mexico: #157 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 737 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #373 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,930 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 597 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #294 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,281 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #383 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,926 boysALGeorgia: #427 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,237 boysGAHawaii: #208 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,042 boysHITexas: #67 for boys · 402 births · 1 in 311 boysTXFlorida: #278 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,383 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#67 · 1 in 311
  2. District of Columbia#106 · 1 in 597
  3. Arizona#150 · 1 in 693
  4. California#155 · 1 in 932
  5. New Mexico#157 · 1 in 737

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#674021 in 311
District of Columbia#106251 in 597
Arizona#150221 in 693
California#1551891 in 932
New Mexico#157171 in 737
New York#1931071 in 1,693
Michigan#198551 in 1,845
Colorado#206131 in 1,595
Hawaii#20871 in 1,042
Illinois#209591 in 1,969
Pennsylvania#230421 in 3,022
New Jersey#248181 in 3,416
Washington#249121 in 2,660
Massachusetts#25791 in 6,391
Connecticut#27161 in 4,462
Virginia#271181 in 2,456
Wisconsin#27391 in 5,194
Florida#278211 in 2,383
Indiana#278161 in 3,504
Missouri#288141 in 3,476
Ohio#290271 in 4,420
Louisiana#294191 in 2,281
Maryland#30481 in 4,097
Minnesota#35651 in 8,233
North Carolina#373111 in 4,930
Alabama#38381 in 4,926
Georgia#42781 in 6,237
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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 1957

girls
#4,536
8 births · 1 in 255,606 girls
boys
#219
1,182 births · 1 in 1,825 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #4,536Ricardo8

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #219Ricardo1,182
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 255,606 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 35.3% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #4,202Yevonne9
  2. #4,202Zeta9
  3. #4,202Zoann9
  4. #4,536Ricardo8
  5. #4,536Aggie8
  6. #4,536Albertine8
  7. #4,536Aletta8
  8. #4,918Adah7
  9. #4,918Adline7
  10. #4,918Adonica7

Tied with 381 names at #4,536; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,825 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #216Roland1,210
  2. #217Oscar1,200
  3. #218Neal1,192
  4. #219Ricardo1,182
  5. #219Chester1,182
  6. #221Ken1,178
  7. #222Lance1,158
  8. #223Tracy1,156

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →