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Richard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 2,585,535 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,576,005 as boys and 9,530 as girls. Richard gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1946 and has since declined significantly. It is the #9 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,539
2023 1,645
2022 1,690
2021 1,782
2020 1,826
2019 1,989
2018 2,137
2017 2,284
2016 2,523
2015 2,687
2014 2,887
2013 2,799
2012 3,033
2011 3,165
2010 3,243
2009 3,619
2008 4,065
2007 4,433
2006 4,477
2005 4,672
2004 4,871
2003 5,064
2002 5,333
2001 5,782
2000 6,365
1999 6,513
1998 6,968
1997 7,258
1996 8,209
1995 8,806
1994 9,552
1993 10,259
1992 11,363
1991 12,610
1990 13,634
1989 14,202
1988 14,256
1987 14,513
1986 15,134
1985 15,444
1984 15,713
1983 16,018
1982 16,852
1981 16,970
1980 16,778
1979 16,836
1978 16,828
1977 17,573
1976 16,881
1975 17,818
1974 18,726
1973 20,081
1972 22,441
1971 26,301
1970 30,600
1969 31,260
1968 33,140
1967 33,749
1966 34,603
1965 36,960
1964 40,236
1963 40,921
1962 39,558
1961 41,270
1960 43,662
1959 47,334
1958 50,117
1957 52,563
1956 53,040
1955 53,688
1954 57,146
1953 58,523
1952 58,458
1951 54,633
1950 51,100
1949 51,062
1948 51,089
1947 58,675
1946 58,991
1945 46,151
1944 45,740
1943 46,457
1942 43,719
1941 39,231
1940 37,533
1939 35,492
1938 34,507
1937 33,093
1936 33,590
1935 34,075
1934 33,296
1933 31,457
1932 31,947
1931 31,974
1930 32,350
1929 29,770
1928 28,995
1927 26,929
1926 25,262
1925 23,376
1924 21,338
1923 18,965
1922 17,612
1921 16,447
1920 15,064
1919 12,515
1918 12,374
1917 10,961
1916 10,177
1915 9,182
1914 6,699
1913 5,129
1912 4,211
1911 2,041
1910 1,663
1909 1,434
1908 1,250
1907 1,245
1906 1,092
1905 1,033
1904 965
1903 868
1902 914
1901 792
1900 1,141
1899 749
1898 884
1897 709
1896 839
1895 734
1894 808
1893 732
1892 809
1891 609
1890 743
1889 716
1888 780
1887 629
1886 728
1885 672
1884 749
1883 649
1882 746
1881 641
1880 728