Richard

Given to 2,587,082 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#234

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,505

boys 1,505

Peak year

1946

58,870 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,587,082

since 1880

Born a Richard? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Richard was most popular in 1946, when 58,870 babies recorded as boys got the name (36.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,505 babies were named Richard, ranking #234 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,505	234
2024	<5	—	1,544	233
2023	<5	—	1,645	221
2022	6	13592	1,688	219
2021	<5	—	1,783	216
2020	<5	—	1,828	208
2019	<5	—	1,990	197
2018	<5	—	2,138	187
2017	<5	—	2,286	174
2016	<5	—	2,525	160
2015	<5	—	2,688	155
2014	<5	—	2,888	141
2013	<5	—	2,800	140
2012	5	16869	3,029	123
2011	<5	—	3,165	127
2010	5	16992	3,238	125
2009	7	13704	3,612	114
2008	5	17504	4,060	108
2007	8	12676	4,425	101
2006	8	12420	4,469	99
2005	5	16462	4,667	94
2004	23	5377	4,848	92
2003	10	9671	5,054	86
2002	11	8837	5,322	77
2001	11	8758	5,771	73
2000	11	8534	6,354	65
1999	12	7716	6,502	61
1998	14	6719	6,954	55
1997	16	5868	7,243	51
1996	29	3723	8,182	45
1995	22	4518	8,784	42
1994	36	3168	9,516	41
1993	28	3776	10,230	40
1992	32	3419	11,332	41
1991	55	2320	12,553	34
1990	54	2317	13,580	35
1989	69	1898	14,133	33
1988	111	1300	14,144	32
1987	111	1267	14,401	30
1986	122	1163	15,014	29
1985	116	1204	15,330	28
1984	106	1225	15,607	27
1983	127	1084	15,888	27
1982	132	1079	16,717	27
1981	115	1158	16,855	27
1980	121	1125	16,656	26
1979	123	1104	16,713	25
1978	95	1281	16,734	21
1977	131	1023	17,442	20
1976	128	992	16,752	19
1975	130	959	17,687	16
1974	90	1218	18,636	17
1973	138	904	19,942	16
1972	138	904	22,302	14
1971	144	909	26,154	11
1970	160	844	30,442	10
1969	173	774	31,085	10
1968	163	783	32,976	8
1967	166	763	33,585	8
1966	145	826	34,457	8
1965	134	862	36,817	8
1964	136	890	40,098	8
1963	154	843	40,772	8
1962	140	893	39,422	8
1961	130	947	41,142	8
1960	124	961	43,553	8
1959	130	918	47,202	8
1958	118	951	50,007	8
1957	117	951	52,446	8
1956	128	879	52,915	7
1955	124	873	53,566	7
1954	103	952	57,042	7
1953	134	795	58,389	7
1952	105	902	58,350	7
1951	94	957	54,541	7
1950	96	909	51,003	7
1949	115	813	50,946	7
1948	120	785	50,970	7
1947	144	706	58,532	5
1946	120	743	58,870	5
1945	106	722	46,046	5
1944	97	774	45,643	5
1943	119	699	46,339	5
1942	127	663	43,593	5
1941	120	647	39,112	5
1940	108	665	37,425	5
1939	107	655	35,386	5
1938	121	618	34,385	5
1937	118	624	32,975	5
1936	98	666	33,494	5
1935	128	565	33,946	5
1934	129	564	33,167	5
1933	126	569	31,331	5
1932	138	557	31,809	5
1931	151	538	31,822	5
1930	164	530	32,187	5
1929	200	476	29,572	6
1928	201	482	28,793	6
1927	161	559	26,768	6
1926	119	662	25,143	7
1925	107	712	23,269	8
1924	94	768	21,244	8
1923	78	828	18,887	9
1922	75	845	17,537	9
1921	71	879	16,376	10
1920	54	1005	15,010	10
1919	74	814	12,441	12
1918	51	1005	12,323	12
1917	47	1026	10,914	14
1916	43	1059	10,134	15
1915	39	1075	9,143	15
1914	30	1098	6,669	17
1913	22	1176	5,107	19
1912	23	1080	4,188	19
1911	11	1450	2,030	20
1910	9	1634	1,654	21
1909	7	1763	1,427	21
1908	6	1862	1,244	23
1907	10	1289	1,235	22
1906	8	1416	1,084	23
1905	<5	—	1,033	22
1904	8	1364	957	24
1903	6	1592	862	26
1902	6	1594	908	26
1901	8	1227	784	26
1900	<5	—	1,141	24
1899	5	1596	744	27
1898	13	963	871	26
1897	7	1263	702	31
1896	5	1583	834	26
1895	7	1299	727	31
1894	<5	—	808	25
1893	<5	—	732	26
1892	7	1171	802	27
1891	<5	—	609	27
1890	<5	—	743	25
1889	5	1279	711	24
1888	8	959	772	26
1887	7	937	622	25
1886	8	828	720	23
1885	<5	—	672	26
1884	<5	—	749	23
1883	<5	—	649	21
1882	<5	—	746	22
1881	<5	—	641	22
1880	<5	—	728	23