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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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 2013

  • 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: #286 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,230 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: #333 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,735 boysILWisconsin: #592 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,874 boysWIMichigan: #457 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,823 boysMINew York: #292 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,601 boysNYMassachusetts: #285 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,727 boysMARhode Island: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 646 boysRIOregon: #315 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,383 boysORNevada: #157 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 603 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: #409 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,228 boysINOhio: #441 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,842 boysOHPennsylvania: #419 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,716 boysPANew Jersey: #368 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,186 boysNJConnecticut: #264 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,300 boysCTCalifornia: #145 for boys · 365 births · 1 in 622 boysCAUtah: #540 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,086 boysUTColorado: #335 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,578 boysCONebraska: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,249 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #391 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,318 boysVAMaryland: #369 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,114 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 751 boysAZNew Mexico: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,153 boysNMKansas: #369 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,733 boysKSArkansas: #422 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,036 boysARTennessee: #460 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,736 boysTNNorth Carolina: #369 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,016 boysNCSouth Carolina: #465 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,652 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #143 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 477 boysDCOklahoma: #373 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,626 boysOKLouisiana: #573 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,089 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #307 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,492 boysALGeorgia: #307 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,534 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ricardo, so not publishedHITexas: #110 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 473 boysTXFlorida: #209 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,015 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#110 · 1 in 473
  2. District of Columbia#143 · 1 in 477
  3. California#145 · 1 in 622
  4. Nevada#157 · 1 in 603
  5. Rhode Island#168 · 1 in 646

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1103811 in 473
District of Columbia#14391 in 477
California#1453651 in 622
Nevada#157221 in 603
Rhode Island#16861 in 646
Arizona#190491 in 751
Florida#209921 in 1,015
Connecticut#264111 in 1,300
New Mexico#27781 in 1,153
Massachusetts#285171 in 1,727
Washington#286291 in 1,230
New York#292641 in 1,601
Alabama#307151 in 1,492
Georgia#307351 in 1,534
Nebraska#31181 in 1,249
Oregon#315131 in 1,383
Illinois#333381 in 1,735
Colorado#335171 in 1,578
New Jersey#368191 in 2,186
Kansas#36991 in 1,733
Maryland#369131 in 2,114
North Carolina#369251 in 2,016
Oklahoma#373131 in 1,626
Virginia#391181 in 2,318
Indiana#409161 in 2,228
Pennsylvania#419221 in 2,716
Arkansas#42271 in 2,036
Ohio#441211 in 2,842
Michigan#457171 in 2,823
Tennessee#460131 in 2,736
South Carolina#46581 in 2,652
Utah#54071 in 3,086
Louisiana#57381 in 3,089
Wisconsin#59271 in 3,874
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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 2013

boys
#253
1,430 births · 1 in 1,323 boys

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #253Ricardo1,430
More about 2013

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,323 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ricardo
  1. #250Finn1,456
  2. #251Josue1,454
  3. #252Stephen1,452
  4. #253Ricardo1,430
  5. #254Fernando1,429
  6. #255Mario1,428
  7. #256Jeffrey1,406
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →