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