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Richard name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Richard ranks #234 in male records (1,505 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#234 · 1,505 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 39 male records (1,544 to 1,505); rank moved from #233 to #234.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 278 male records (1,783 to 1,505); rank moved from #216 to #234.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,525 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Richard becoming more popular?

Richard's reported male count decreased by 39 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #233 to #234. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Richard. That is not a count of zero.

Richard in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RichardFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,5250201620252022: 6 female records2016: 2,525 male records2017: 2,286 male records2018: 2,138 male records2019: 1,990 male records2020: 1,828 male records2021: 1,783 male records2022: 1,688 male records2023: 1,645 male records2024: 1,544 male records2025: 1,505 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,505234
2024——1,544233
2023——1,645222
2022614,9391,688219
2021——1,783216
2020——1,828208
2019——1,990197
2018——2,138187
2017——2,286175
2016——2,525160

Questions about Richard’s popularity

How common is Richard in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Richard ranks #234 in male records (1,505 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Richard?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Richard only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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