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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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
1906——
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1904—#8748
1903—#8468
1902—#9337
1901—#1,0585
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1891—#7667
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1888—#9176
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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 2000

  • 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: #176 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 771 boysWAIdaho: #181 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 716 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #302 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,096 boysMNIllinois: #124 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 540 boysILWisconsin: #224 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,343 boysWIMichigan: #271 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,853 boysMINew York: #173 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,071 boysNYMassachusetts: #210 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,575 boysMARhode Island: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,054 boysRIOregon: #135 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 549 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 281 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedSDIowa: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,850 boysIAIndiana: #247 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,512 boysINOhio: #331 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,713 boysOHPennsylvania: #307 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,529 boysPANew Jersey: #158 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 978 boysNJConnecticut: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,399 boysCTCalifornia: #61 for boys · 965 births · 1 in 257 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,047 boysUTColorado: #108 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 424 boysCONebraska: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,017 boysNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,125 boysMOKentucky: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,024 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #231 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,466 boysVAMaryland: #258 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,597 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #76 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 292 boysAZNew Mexico: #100 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 380 boysNMKansas: #196 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 868 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysARTennessee: #347 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,436 boysTNNorth Carolina: #229 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,293 boysNCSouth Carolina: #377 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,322 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 443 boysDCOklahoma: #244 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,212 boysOKLouisiana: #584 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,892 boysLAMississippi: #405 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,222 boysMSAlabama: #535 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,217 boysALGeorgia: #173 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 894 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedHITexas: #61 for boys · 621 births · 1 in 276 boysTXFlorida: #115 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 548 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#61 · 1 in 257
  2. Texas#61 · 1 in 276
  3. Nevada#76 · 1 in 281
  4. Arizona#76 · 1 in 292
  5. New Mexico#100 · 1 in 380

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#619651 in 257
Texas#616211 in 276
Arizona#761301 in 292
Nevada#76441 in 281
New Mexico#100281 in 380
Colorado#108671 in 424
District of Columbia#109111 in 443
Florida#1151631 in 548
Illinois#1241491 in 540
Oregon#135361 in 549
New Jersey#158491 in 978
Georgia#173621 in 894
New York#1731071 in 1,071
Washington#176451 in 771
Rhode Island#17951 in 1,054
Idaho#181111 in 716
Kansas#196191 in 868
Connecticut#200131 in 1,399
Massachusetts#210231 in 1,575
Nebraska#212101 in 1,017
Utah#220201 in 1,047
Wisconsin#224221 in 1,343
North Carolina#229401 in 1,293
Virginia#231281 in 1,466
Arkansas#239121 in 1,241
Oklahoma#244171 in 1,212
Indiana#247261 in 1,512
Maryland#258181 in 1,597
Michigan#271321 in 1,853
Iowa#29091 in 1,850
Minnesota#302141 in 2,096
Pennsylvania#307261 in 2,529
Ohio#331261 in 2,713
Tennessee#347151 in 2,436
Kentucky#35381 in 3,024
South Carolina#37791 in 2,322
Missouri#381111 in 3,125
Mississippi#40571 in 2,222
Alabama#53561 in 4,217
Louisiana#58471 in 3,892
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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 2000

girls
#15,031
5 births · 1 in 363,207 girls
boys
#134
2,918 births · 1 in 673 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #15,031Ricardo5

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #134Ricardo2,918
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 363,207 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 14.9% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #13,154Zitlally6
  2. #13,154Zoeie6
  3. #13,154Zohal6
  4. #15,031Ricardo5
  5. #15,031Aaleah5
  6. #15,031Aalexis5
  7. #15,031Aaliayh5

Tied with 2,629 names at #15,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 673 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #131Bradley3,017
  2. #132Mitchell2,983
  3. #133Devon2,974
  4. #134Ricardo2,918
  5. #135Shawn2,894
  6. #136Taylor2,854
  7. #137Nicolas2,846
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →