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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 3,024 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 146,456since 1888
Ricardo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ricardo has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #380 | 833 | |
| 2024 | — | #373 | 871 | |
| 2023 | — | #371 | 876 | |
| 2022 | — | #357 | 920 | |
| 2021 | — | #345 | 946 | |
| 2020 | — | #339 | 963 | |
| 2019 | — | #329 | 1,018 | |
| 2018 | — | #305 | 1,125 | |
| 2017 | — | #302 | 1,168 | |
| 2016 | — | #281 | 1,297 | |
| 2015 | — | #277 | 1,340 | |
| 2014 | — | #256 | 1,462 | |
| 2013 | — | #253 | 1,430 | |
| 2012 | — | #226 | 1,567 | |
| 2011 | — | #215 | 1,635 | |
| 2010 | — | #195 | 1,886 | |
| 2009 | — | #170 | 2,303 | |
| 2008 | — | #149 | 2,757 | |
| 2007 | — | #146 | 2,779 | |
| 2006 | — | #152 | 2,702 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #157 | 2,626 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #144 | 2,781 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #148 | 2,762 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #143 | 2,709 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #138 | 2,853 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #134 | 2,918 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #126 | 2,987 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #125 | 3,044 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #130 | 2,926 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #128 | 2,883 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #126 | 2,871 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #119 | 2,974 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #120 | 2,947 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #115 | 3,024 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #117 | 2,853 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #120 | 2,802 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #119 | 2,735 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #121 | 2,502 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #131 | 2,124 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #124 | 2,222 |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | #131 | 2,139 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #122 | 2,209 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | #121 | 2,179 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #121 | 2,291 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #117 | 2,364 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #117 | 2,324 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #130 | 2,076 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #140 | 1,880 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #147 | 1,724 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #141 | 1,784 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #143 | 1,726 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #140 | 1,812 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #151 | 1,631 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #153 | 1,701 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #165 | 1,670 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #172 | 1,653 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #177 | 1,573 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #187 | 1,350 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #188 | 1,290 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #199 | 1,201 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #198 | 1,279 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #210 | 1,317 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #211 | 1,327 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #219 | 1,256 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #222 | 1,245 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #215 | 1,311 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #210 | 1,346 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #208 | 1,295 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #219 | 1,182 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #221 | 1,101 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #216 | 1,104 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #211 | 1,092 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #209 | 1,051 |
| 1952 | — | #227 | 863 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #257 | 670 |
| 1950 | — | #264 | 614 | |
| 1949 | — | #307 | 492 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #317 | 448 |
| 1947 | — | #349 | 379 | |
| 1946 | — | #348 | 349 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #354 | 282 |
| 1944 | — | #376 | 253 | |
| 1943 | — | #429 | 211 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #427 | 205 |
| 1941 | — | #390 | 218 | |
| 1940 | — | #399 | 207 | |
| 1939 | — | #424 | 179 | |
| 1938 | — | #418 | 186 | |
| 1937 | — | #398 | 196 | |
| 1936 | — | #447 | 158 | |
| 1935 | — | #448 | 162 | |
| 1934 | — | #400 | 189 | |
| 1933 | — | #422 | 168 | |
| 1932 | — | #446 | 159 | |
| 1931 | — | #428 | 176 | |
| 1930 | — | #389 | 216 | |
| 1929 | — | #411 | 204 | |
| 1928 | — | #473 | 167 | |
| 1927 | — | #493 | 152 | |
| 1926 | — | #631 | 99 | |
| 1925 | — | #523 | 138 | |
| 1924 | — | #594 | 114 | |
| 1923 | — | #725 | 81 | |
| 1922 | — | #709 | 85 | |
| 1921 | — | #953 | 54 | |
| 1920 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #946 | 46 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,054 | 37 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,127 | 26 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #892 | 25 | |
| 1911 | — | #793 | 17 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
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| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
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| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
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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 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#178 · 1 in 795
- Arizona#179 · 1 in 690
- California#180 · 1 in 831
- New Mexico#224 · 1 in 726
- Colorado#307 · 1 in 1,306
Best ever in a state: #44 in Texas, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #178 | 225 | 1 in 795 |
| Arizona | #179 | 48 | 1 in 690 |
| California | #180 | 217 | 1 in 831 |
| New Mexico | #224 | 9 | 1 in 726 |
| Colorado | #307 | 20 | 1 in 1,306 |
| Oregon | #320 | 12 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Florida | #336 | 58 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Washington | #383 | 19 | 1 in 1,711 |
| South Carolina | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Illinois | #428 | 25 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Connecticut | #434 | 6 | 1 in 2,222 |
| New Jersey | #453 | 17 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Kansas | #508 | 6 | 1 in 2,251 |
| Indiana | #510 | 13 | 1 in 2,469 |
| Georgia | #514 | 20 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Tennessee | #515 | 14 | 1 in 2,590 |
| Oklahoma | #516 | 8 | 1 in 2,195 |
| Maryland | #525 | 9 | 1 in 2,592 |
| New York | #554 | 28 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Massachusetts | #557 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| North Carolina | #620 | 15 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Virginia | #648 | 10 | 1 in 3,774 |
| Missouri | #685 | 7 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 4,018 |
| Michigan | #805 | 8 | 1 in 4,997 |
| Pennsylvania | #918 | 8 | 1 in 6,531 |
| Ohio | #1,029 | 7 | 1 in 7,527 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 (1888) | #917 |
| 1890s | 7 | #766 (1891) | #766 |
| 1900s | 61 | #756 (1909) | #897 |
| 1910s | 330 | #793 (1911) | #996 |
| 1920s | 1,168 | #411 (1929) | #628 |
| 1930s | 1,789 | #389 (1930) | #422 |
| 1940s | 3,044 | #307 (1949) | #370 |
| 1950s | 10,318 | #208 (1958) | #224 |
| 1960s | 13,149 | #177 (1969) | #203 |
| 1970s | 17,657 | #130 (1979) | #148 |
| 1980s | 23,089 | #117 (1981) | #122 |
| 1990s | 29,311 | #115 (1992) | #123 |
| 2000s | 27,190 | #134 (2000) | #148 |
| 2010s | 13,928 | #195 (2010) | #264 |
| 2020s | 5,409 | #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 2024
boys
#373
871 births · 1 in 1,978 boys
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 1,978 of them was named Ricardo, which outranked 97.4% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.