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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #30 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 101 boysAKMaine: #35 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 108 boysMEVermont: #45 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 133 boysVTNew Hampshire: #30 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 82 boysNHWashington: #40 for boys · 232 births · 1 in 135 boysWAIdaho: #38 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 128 boysIDMontana: #48 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 154 boysMTNorth Dakota: #78 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 286 boysNDMinnesota: #50 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 175 boysMNIllinois: #32 for boys · 639 births · 1 in 125 boysILWisconsin: #47 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 176 boysWIMichigan: #36 for boys · 493 births · 1 in 129 boysMINew York: #23 for boys · 1,328 births · 1 in 92 boysNYMassachusetts: #29 for boys · 448 births · 1 in 88 boysMARhode Island: #26 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 77 boysRIOregon: #44 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 132 boysORNevada: #29 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 97 boysNVWyoming: #47 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 149 boysWYSouth Dakota: #57 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 199 boysSDIowa: #63 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 230 boysIAIndiana: #40 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 135 boysINOhio: #36 for boys · 628 births · 1 in 120 boysOHPennsylvania: #32 for boys · 721 births · 1 in 107 boysPANew Jersey: #22 for boys · 531 births · 1 in 90 boysNJConnecticut: #28 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 90 boysCTCalifornia: #24 for boys · 2,126 births · 1 in 107 boysCAUtah: #38 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 129 boysUTColorado: #43 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 148 boysCONebraska: #54 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 185 boysNEMissouri: #39 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 138 boysMOKentucky: #36 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 130 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 117 boysWVVirginia: #24 for boys · 395 births · 1 in 96 boysVAMaryland: #29 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 105 boysMDDelaware: #20 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 66 boysDEArizona: #24 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 101 boysAZNew Mexico: #25 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 104 boysNMKansas: #42 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 141 boysKSArkansas: #37 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 133 boysARTennessee: #33 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 129 boysTNNorth Carolina: #29 for boys · 344 births · 1 in 119 boysNCSouth Carolina: #25 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 103 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #27 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 106 boysDCOklahoma: #35 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 123 boysOKLouisiana: #33 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 148 boysLAMississippi: #24 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 111 boysMSAlabama: #26 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 116 boysALGeorgia: #27 for boys · 385 births · 1 in 115 boysGAHawaii: #33 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 132 boysHITexas: #26 for boys · 1,179 births · 1 in 124 boysTXFlorida: #24 for boys · 778 births · 1 in 98 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#20 · 1 in 66
  2. New Jersey#22 · 1 in 90
  3. New York#23 · 1 in 92
  4. Virginia#24 · 1 in 96
  5. Florida#24 · 1 in 98

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#20601 in 66
New Jersey#225311 in 90
New York#231,3281 in 92
Arizona#242691 in 101
California#242,1261 in 107
Florida#247781 in 98
Mississippi#241541 in 111
Virginia#243951 in 96
New Mexico#251091 in 104
South Carolina#252041 in 103
Alabama#262171 in 116
Rhode Island#26781 in 77
Texas#261,1791 in 124
District of Columbia#27711 in 106
Georgia#273851 in 115
Connecticut#282261 in 90
Maryland#292701 in 105
Massachusetts#294481 in 88
Nevada#29661 in 97
North Carolina#293441 in 119
Alaska#30471 in 101
New Hampshire#30851 in 82
Illinois#326391 in 125
Pennsylvania#327211 in 107
Hawaii#33491 in 132
Louisiana#332301 in 148
Tennessee#332431 in 129
West Virginia#34951 in 117
Maine#35671 in 108
Oklahoma#351831 in 123
Kentucky#361841 in 130
Michigan#364931 in 129
Ohio#366281 in 120
Arkansas#371111 in 133
Idaho#38531 in 128
Utah#381281 in 129
Missouri#392601 in 138
Indiana#402741 in 135
Washington#402321 in 135
Kansas#421221 in 141
Colorado#431701 in 148
Oregon#441361 in 132
Vermont#45251 in 133
Wisconsin#471891 in 176
Wyoming#47211 in 149
Montana#48341 in 154
Minnesota#501761 in 175
Nebraska#54601 in 185
South Dakota#57241 in 199
Iowa#63791 in 230
North Dakota#78181 in 286

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 1986

girls
#1,163
122 births · 1 in 14,062 girls
boys
#29
15,014 births · 1 in 123 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #1,163Richard122

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #29Richard15,014
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 14,062 of them was named Richard, which outranked 90.9% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #1,157Joana123
  2. #1,157Latia123
  3. #1,157Lois123
  4. #1,163Richard122
  5. #1,163Alishia122
  6. #1,163Chanda122
  7. #1,163Geraldine122
  8. #1,171Aubree121
  9. #1,171Farrah121
  10. #1,171Hana121

Tied with 7 names at #1,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 123 of them was named Richard, which outranked 99.6% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Richard
  1. #26Thomas17,362
  2. #27Timothy16,875
  3. #28Jeremy16,269
  4. #29Richard15,014
  5. #30Benjamin13,793
  6. #31Jacob13,652
  7. #32Jeffrey13,651
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →