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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • 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: #279 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,152 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: #202 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,809 boysILWisconsin: #237 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,586 boysWIMichigan: #223 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,245 boysMINew York: #166 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 1,238 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,207 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: #267 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,043 boysINOhio: #275 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,468 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 4,402 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,209 boysNJConnecticut: #308 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,301 boysCTCalifornia: #149 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 905 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedUTColorado: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,310 boysCONebraska: #277 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,146 boysNEMissouri: #395 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,943 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #297 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,898 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,015 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #117 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 497 boysAZNew Mexico: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 917 boysNMKansas: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,682 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #384 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,770 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #102 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 497 boysDCOklahoma: #302 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,957 boysOKLouisiana: #354 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,286 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedALGeorgia: #354 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,038 boysGAHawaii: #169 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 796 boysHITexas: #55 for boys · 480 births · 1 in 255 boysTXFlorida: #312 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,041 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#55 · 1 in 255
  2. District of Columbia#102 · 1 in 497
  3. Arizona#117 · 1 in 497
  4. California#149 · 1 in 905
  5. New York#166 · 1 in 1,238

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#554801 in 255
District of Columbia#102301 in 497
Arizona#117311 in 497
California#1491931 in 905
New York#1661461 in 1,238
Hawaii#16991 in 796
New Mexico#174141 in 917
Illinois#202631 in 1,809
Michigan#223441 in 2,245
Wisconsin#237131 in 3,586
Massachusetts#240111 in 5,207
New Jersey#244191 in 3,209
Indiana#267181 in 3,043
Colorado#26991 in 2,310
Ohio#275331 in 3,468
Nebraska#27751 in 3,146
Washington#279101 in 3,152
Pennsylvania#280281 in 4,402
Maryland#29381 in 4,015
Virginia#297151 in 2,898
Oklahoma#30281 in 2,957
Connecticut#30851 in 5,301
Florida#312171 in 3,041
Kansas#35151 in 4,682
Georgia#354121 in 4,038
Louisiana#354131 in 3,286
North Carolina#384111 in 4,770
Missouri#39571 in 6,943
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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 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#208
1,295 births · 1 in 1,639 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Ricardo5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #208Ricardo1,295
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Ricardo5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,639 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #205Kim1,322
  2. #206Jimmie1,316
  3. #207Antonio1,305
  4. #208Ricardo1,295
  5. #209Maurice1,292
  6. #210Johnnie1,271
  7. #211Freddie1,266
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →