Richard

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #234 for boys in 2025, 1,505 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#5
1946 · 58,870 births
Debut · boys
1880
728 births
In top 100 · boys
127 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,577,552
since 1880

Richard over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #5, 1946boys
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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—#2341,505
2024—#2331,544
2023—#2211,645
2022#13,5926#2191,688
2021—#2161,783
2020—#2081,828
2019—#1971,990
2018—#1872,138
2017—#1742,286
2016—#1602,525
2015—#1552,688
2014—#1412,888
2013—#1402,800
2012#16,8695#1233,029
2011—#1273,165
2010#16,9925#1253,238
2009#13,7047#1143,612
2008#17,5045#1084,060
2007#12,6768#1014,425
2006#12,4208#994,469
2005#16,4625#944,667
2004#5,37723#924,848
2003#9,67110#865,054
2002#8,83711#775,322
2001#8,75811#735,771
2000#8,53411#656,354
1999#7,71612#616,502
1998#6,71914#556,954
1997#5,86816#517,243
1996#3,72329#458,182
1995#4,51822#428,784
1994#3,16836#419,516
1993#3,77628#4010,230
1992#3,41932#4111,332
1991#2,32055#3412,553
1990#2,31754#3513,580
1989#1,89869#3314,133
1988#1,300111#3214,144
1987#1,267111#3014,401
1986#1,163122#2915,014
1985#1,204116#2815,330
1984#1,225106#2715,607
1983#1,084127#2715,888
1982#1,079132#2716,717
1981#1,158115#2716,855
1980#1,125121#2616,656
1979#1,104123#2516,713
1978#1,28195#2116,734
1977#1,023131#2017,442
1976#992128#1916,752
1975#959130#1617,687
1974#1,21890#1718,636
1973#904138#1619,942
1972#904138#1422,302
1971#909144#1126,154
1970#844160#1030,442
1969#774173#1031,085
1968#783163#832,976
1967#763166#833,585
1966#826145#834,457
1965#862134#836,817
1964#890136#840,098
1963#843154#840,772
1962#893140#839,422
1961#947130#841,142
1960#961124#843,553
1959#918130#847,202
1958#951118#850,007
1957#951117#852,446
1956#879128#752,915
1955#873124#753,566
1954#952103#757,042
1953#795134#758,389
1952#902105#758,350
1951#95794#754,541
1950#90996#751,003
1949#813115#750,946
1948#785120#750,970
1947#706144#558,532
1946#743120#558,870
1945#722106#546,046
1944#77497#545,643
1943#699119#546,339
1942#663127#543,593
1941#647120#539,112
1940#665108#537,425
1939#655107#535,386
1938#618121#534,385
1937#624118#532,975
1936#66698#533,494
1935#565128#533,946
1934#564129#533,167
1933#569126#531,331
1932#557138#531,809
1931#538151#531,822
1930#530164#532,187
1929#476200#629,572
1928#482201#628,793
1927#559161#626,768
1926#662119#725,143
1925#712107#823,269
1924#76894#821,244
1923#82878#918,887
1922#84575#917,537
1921#87971#1016,376
1920#1,00554#1015,010
1919#81474#1212,441
1918#1,00551#1212,323
1917#1,02647#1410,914
1916#1,05943#1510,134
1915#1,07539#159,143
1914#1,09830#176,669
1913#1,17622#195,107
1912#1,08023#194,188
1911#1,45011#202,030
1910#1,6349#211,654
1909#1,7637#211,427
1908#1,8626#231,244
1907#1,28910#221,235
1906#1,4168#231,084
1905—#221,033
1904#1,3648#24957
1903#1,5926#26862
1902#1,5946#26908
1901#1,2278#26784
1900—#241,141
1899#1,5965#27744
1898#96313#26871
1897#1,2637#31702
1896#1,5835#26834
1895#1,2997#31727
1894—#25808
1893—#26732
1892#1,1717#27802
1891—#27609
1890—#25743
1889#1,2795#24711
1888#9598#26772
1887#9377#25622
1886#8288#23720
1885—#26672
1884—#23749
1883—#21649
1882—#22746
1881—#22641
1880—#23728
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Richard was already there! It came in at #23, and was given to 728 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 880 boys a year got the name.

Where Richard is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #25 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 81 boysAKMaine: #21 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 69 boysMEVermont: #27 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 74 boysVTNew Hampshire: #30 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 91 boysNHWashington: #28 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 97 boysWAIdaho: #30 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 94 boysIDMontana: #35 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 108 boysMTNorth Dakota: #49 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 164 boysNDMinnesota: #42 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 149 boysMNIllinois: #27 for boys · 803 births · 1 in 99 boysILWisconsin: #34 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 129 boysWIMichigan: #29 for boys · 645 births · 1 in 100 boysMINew York: #16 for boys · 1,454 births · 1 in 76 boysNYMassachusetts: #19 for boys · 466 births · 1 in 71 boysMARhode Island: #22 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 73 boysRIOregon: #35 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 117 boysORNevada: #19 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 65 boysNVWyoming: #27 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 95 boysWYSouth Dakota: #43 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 146 boysSDIowa: #40 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 153 boysIAIndiana: #28 for boys · 407 births · 1 in 97 boysINOhio: #28 for boys · 844 births · 1 in 91 boysOHPennsylvania: #22 for boys · 896 births · 1 in 82 boysPANew Jersey: #15 for boys · 620 births · 1 in 67 boysNJConnecticut: #20 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 79 boysCTCalifornia: #17 for boys · 1,933 births · 1 in 87 boysCAUtah: #27 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 89 boysUTColorado: #25 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 96 boysCONebraska: #37 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 129 boysNEMissouri: #32 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 108 boysMOKentucky: #24 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 109 boysKYWest Virginia: #18 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 78 boysWVVirginia: #20 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 87 boysVAMaryland: #18 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 74 boysMDDelaware: #21 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 70 boysDEArizona: #14 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 76 boysAZNew Mexico: #16 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 87 boysNMKansas: #37 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 137 boysKSArkansas: #21 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 93 boysARTennessee: #20 for boys · 338 births · 1 in 94 boysTNNorth Carolina: #23 for boys · 363 births · 1 in 102 boysNCSouth Carolina: #20 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 96 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #21 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 107 boysDCOklahoma: #22 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 89 boysOKLouisiana: #24 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 117 boysLAMississippi: #22 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 104 boysMSAlabama: #21 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 99 boysALGeorgia: #21 for boys · 380 births · 1 in 99 boysGAHawaii: #16 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 77 boysHITexas: #18 for boys · 1,145 births · 1 in 101 boysTXFlorida: #13 for boys · 700 births · 1 in 73 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#13 · 1 in 73
  2. Arizona#14 · 1 in 76
  3. New Jersey#15 · 1 in 67
  4. New York#16 · 1 in 76
  5. Hawaii#16 · 1 in 77

Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 1934.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#137001 in 73
Arizona#142501 in 76
New Jersey#156201 in 67
Hawaii#16821 in 77
New Mexico#161161 in 87
New York#161,4541 in 76
California#171,9331 in 87
Maryland#182901 in 74
Texas#181,1451 in 101
West Virginia#181751 in 78
Massachusetts#194661 in 71
Nevada#19631 in 65
Connecticut#202081 in 79
South Carolina#202141 in 96
Tennessee#203381 in 94
Virginia#203681 in 87
Alabama#212611 in 99
Arkansas#211581 in 93
Delaware#21511 in 70
District of Columbia#21721 in 107
Georgia#213801 in 99
Maine#21991 in 69
Mississippi#221771 in 104
Oklahoma#222221 in 89
Pennsylvania#228961 in 82
Rhode Island#22701 in 73
North Carolina#233631 in 102
Kentucky#242511 in 109
Louisiana#242831 in 117
Alaska#25411 in 81
Colorado#252091 in 96
Illinois#278031 in 99
Utah#272011 in 89
Vermont#27381 in 74
Wyoming#27341 in 95
Indiana#284071 in 97
Ohio#288441 in 91
Washington#282751 in 97
Michigan#296451 in 100
Idaho#30851 in 94
New Hampshire#30601 in 91
Missouri#323241 in 108
Wisconsin#342491 in 129
Montana#35511 in 108
Oregon#351551 in 117
Kansas#371141 in 137
Nebraska#37901 in 129
Iowa#401381 in 153
Minnesota#421981 in 149
South Dakota#43361 in 146
North Dakota#49321 in 164

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 Richard
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#233 → #234)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#208 → #234)
  • 79 spots since 2015 (#155 → #234)
  • Biggest jump: 5 spots in 1896 (#31 → #26)
  • Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2013 (#123 → #140)
Rise & fade · boys
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1946 at #5 (58,870 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: 51 yrs · run 1920–1970
  • Top 100: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 28
  • Highest: 1 in 28 boys born in 1946 were named Richard (3.6%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,135 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.8% of all boys named Richard (535,461) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,010#21 (1883)#24
1890s7,572#25 (1894)#27
1900s10,675#21 (1909)#24
1910s74,603#12 (1919)#16
1920s222,599#6 (1929)#8
1930s330,502#5 (1939)#5
1940s477,476#5 (1946)#5
1950s535,461#7 (1953)#7
1960s373,907#8 (1960)#8
1970s202,804#10 (1970)#17
1980s154,745#26 (1980)#29
1990s94,876#34 (1991)#45
2000s48,582#65 (2000)#91
2010s26,747#123 (2012)#153
2020s9,993#208 (2020)#222

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.

Richard in 1978

girls
#1,281
95 births · 1 in 16,125 girls
boys
#21
16,734 births · 1 in 98 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #1,281Richard95

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #21Richard16,734
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 16,125 of them was named Richard, which outranked 88.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #1,275Hanna96
  2. #1,275Taneka96
  3. #1,275Tiffaney96
  4. #1,281Richard95
  5. #1,281Addie95
  6. #1,281Elvia95
  7. #1,281Giselle95
  8. #1,290Claudette94
  9. #1,290Juliette94
  10. #1,290Lolita94

Tied with 8 names at #1,281; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 98 of them was named Richard, which outranked 99.7% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #18Jeremy19,509
  2. #19Jeffrey16,989
  3. #20Anthony16,808
  4. #21Richard16,734
  5. #22Andrew16,720
  6. #23Thomas16,481
  7. #24Steven16,390
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →