Ricardo

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Ricardo is a given name of Spanish, Portuguese, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 146,325 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 145,612 as boys and 713 as girls. Ricardo gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined significantly. It is the #515 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 865
2023 875
2022 920
2021 946
2020 963
2019 1,018
2018 1,125
2017 1,167
2016 1,297
2015 1,339
2014 1,462
2013 1,430
2012 1,567
2011 1,633
2010 1,886
2009 2,303
2008 2,757
2007 2,779
2006 2,701
2005 2,632
2004 2,789
2003 2,770
2002 2,718
2001 2,859
2000 2,923
1999 2,999
1998 3,055
1997 2,932
1996 2,896
1995 2,880
1994 2,993
1993 2,966
1992 3,041
1991 2,865
1990 2,816
1989 2,753
1988 2,525
1987 2,141
1986 2,249
1985 2,156
1984 2,224
1983 2,197
1982 2,313
1981 2,381
1980 2,340
1979 2,098
1978 1,902
1977 1,747
1976 1,795
1975 1,743
1974 1,830
1973 1,649
1972 1,709
1971 1,688
1970 1,668
1969 1,589
1968 1,359
1967 1,301
1966 1,211
1965 1,291
1964 1,327
1963 1,333
1962 1,265
1961 1,255
1960 1,322
1959 1,353
1958 1,300
1957 1,189
1956 1,109
1955 1,113
1954 1,103
1953 1,056
1952 863
1951 676
1950 614
1949 492
1948 453
1947 379
1946 349
1945 287
1944 253
1943 211
1942 211
1941 218
1940 207
1939 179
1938 186
1937 196
1936 158
1935 162
1934 189
1933 168
1932 159
1931 176
1930 216
1929 204
1928 167
1927 152
1926 99
1925 138
1924 114
1923 81
1922 85
1921 54
1920 74
1919 61
1918 52
1917 46
1916 40
1915 37
1914 26
1913 17
1912 25
1911 17
1910 9
1909 14
1908 9
1907 10
1904 8
1903 8
1902 7
1901 5
1891 7
1888 6