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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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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1904—#8748
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 1989

  • 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: #193 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,308 boysWAIdaho: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,115 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #329 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,507 boysMNIllinois: #96 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 546 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,947 boysWIMichigan: #221 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,827 boysMINew York: #121 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 789 boysNYMassachusetts: #125 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 912 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedRIOregon: #196 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,389 boysORNevada: #114 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 571 boysNVWyoming: 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: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,603 boysINOhio: #225 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,055 boysOHPennsylvania: #230 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,142 boysPANew Jersey: #138 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,039 boysNJConnecticut: #167 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,303 boysCTCalifornia: #60 for boys · 1,068 births · 1 in 252 boysCAUtah: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,506 boysUTColorado: #147 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 864 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,718 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #267 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,093 boysVAMaryland: #222 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,689 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #98 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 445 boysAZNew Mexico: #121 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 554 boysNMKansas: #268 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,131 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedARTennessee: #521 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,928 boysTNNorth Carolina: #324 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,721 boysNCSouth Carolina: #190 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,072 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 626 boysDCOklahoma: #440 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,110 boysOKLouisiana: #313 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,995 boysLAMississippi: #205 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,073 boysMSAlabama: #396 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,862 boysALGeorgia: #268 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,832 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedHITexas: #64 for boys · 532 births · 1 in 278 boysTXFlorida: #107 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 638 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#60 · 1 in 252
  2. Texas#64 · 1 in 278
  3. Illinois#96 · 1 in 546
  4. Arizona#98 · 1 in 445
  5. Florida#107 · 1 in 638

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#601,0681 in 252
Texas#645321 in 278
Illinois#961591 in 546
Arizona#98681 in 445
Florida#1071401 in 638
Nevada#114141 in 571
New Mexico#121211 in 554
New York#1211711 in 789
Massachusetts#125481 in 912
New Jersey#138531 in 1,039
District of Columbia#144211 in 626
Colorado#147281 in 864
Connecticut#167171 in 1,303
South Carolina#190221 in 1,072
Idaho#19361 in 1,115
Washington#193261 in 1,308
Oregon#196141 in 1,389
Mississippi#205161 in 1,073
Wisconsin#211171 in 1,947
Michigan#221381 in 1,827
Maryland#222191 in 1,689
Ohio#225381 in 2,055
Utah#228111 in 1,506
Pennsylvania#230381 in 2,142
Virginia#267201 in 2,093
Georgia#268271 in 1,832
Kansas#26881 in 2,131
Louisiana#313161 in 1,995
North Carolina#324171 in 2,721
Minnesota#32971 in 4,507
Alabama#39671 in 3,862
Missouri#40581 in 4,718
Oklahoma#44051 in 4,110
Indiana#47561 in 6,603
Tennessee#52151 in 6,928
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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 1989

girls
#5,049
17 births · 1 in 108,444 girls
boys
#119
2,735 births · 1 in 732 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #5,049Ricardo17

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #119Ricardo2,735
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 108,444 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 65.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #4,848Vita18
  2. #4,848Whittany18
  3. #4,848Yazmine18
  4. #5,049Ricardo17
  5. #5,049Adriann17
  6. #5,049Aigner17
  7. #5,049Alanah17
  8. #5,286Abena16
  9. #5,286Adair16
  10. #5,286Adasha16

Tied with 236 names at #5,049; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 732 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 98.7% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #116Mario2,843
  2. #117Martin2,797
  3. #118Brent2,748
  4. #119Ricardo2,735
  5. #120Alan2,733
  6. #121Luke2,712
  7. #122Jorge2,705
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →