Richard - A very unique male name
Richard appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #21. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Richard and more.
With that position 1 in 550 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Richard peaked in popularity 91 years ago in 1930 on position 5.
Famous with this name

Richard Gere

Pierre Richard

Richard Masur
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Richard is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Richard is currently topping the baby name charts in Connecticut at position #91 - and is the least popular in Kansas at position #248.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Richard is where you live.
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Richard origin and meaning
Richard is a 7 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Richard, pop culture references for the name Richard and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Richard
We've found the following names that sound similar to Richard, sorted by popularity.
Ricardo / Rashard / Richardo / Riccardo / Richardson / Reshard / Ricard / Recardo / Ricahrd / Rickard /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 124 |
2011 | 127 |
2010 | 127 |
2009 | 114 |
2008 | 108 |
2007 | 100 |
2006 | 99 |
2005 | 94 |
2004 | 92 |
2003 | 86 |
2002 | 77 |
2001 | 73 |
2000 | 65 |
1999 | 61 |
1998 | 55 |
1997 | 51 |
1996 | 45 |
1995 | 42 |
1994 | 41 |
1993 | 40 |
1992 | 41 |
1991 | 34 |
1990 | 35 |
1989 | 33 |
1988 | 32 |
1987 | 30 |
1986 | 29 |
1985 | 28 |
1984 | 27 |
1983 | 27 |
1982 | 27 |
1981 | 27 |
1980 | 26 |
1979 | 25 |
1978 | 22 |
1977 | 20 |
1976 | 19 |
1975 | 16 |
1974 | 17 |
1973 | 16 |
1972 | 14 |
1971 | 11 |
1970 | 10 |
1969 | 10 |
1968 | 8 |
1967 | 8 |
1966 | 8 |
1965 | 8 |
1964 | 8 |
1963 | 8 |
1962 | 8 |
1961 | 8 |
1960 | 8 |
1959 | 8 |
1958 | 8 |
1957 | 8 |
1956 | 7 |
1955 | 7 |
1954 | 7 |
1953 | 7 |
1952 | 7 |
1951 | 7 |
1950 | 7 |
1949 | 7 |
1948 | 7 |
1947 | 5 |
1946 | 5 |
1945 | 5 |
1944 | 5 |
1943 | 5 |
1942 | 5 |
1941 | 5 |
1940 | 5 |
1939 | 5 |
1938 | 5 |
1937 | 5 |
1936 | 5 |
1935 | 5 |
1934 | 5 |
1933 | 5 |
1932 | 5 |
1931 | 5 |
1930 | 5 |
1929 | 6 |
1928 | 6 |
1927 | 6 |
1926 | 7 |
1925 | 8 |
1924 | 8 |
1923 | 9 |
1922 | 9 |
1921 | 10 |
1920 | 10 |
1919 | 12 |
1918 | 12 |
1917 | 14 |
1916 | 15 |
1915 | 15 |
1914 | 17 |
1913 | 19 |
1912 | 19 |
1911 | 20 |
1910 | 21 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Connecticut | 91 |
West Virginia | 95 |
Alabama | 96 |
Hawaii | 97 |
Maine | 99 |
New York | 103 |
Arizona | 103 |
New Jersey | 105 |
New Mexico | 105 |
Pennsylvania | 107 |
South Carolina | 111 |
Florida | 112 |
California | 113 |
New Hampshire | 117 |
District of Columbia | 119 |
Mississippi | 119 |
Georgia | 119 |
Virginia | 119 |
Alaska | 122 |
North Carolina | 124 |
Delaware | 126 |
Michigan | 127 |
Massachusetts | 130 |
Rhode Island | 131 |
Ohio | 136 |
Texas | 136 |
Nevada | 137 |
Washington | 139 |
Maryland | 142 |
Tennessee | 148 |
Montana | 154 |
Louisiana | 157 |
Oregon | 160 |
Colorado | 166 |
Indiana | 167 |
Nebraska | 177 |
Utah | 180 |
Kentucky | 184 |
Illinois | 185 |
Oklahoma | 187 |
Arkansas | 209 |
Idaho | 214 |
Wisconsin | 215 |
Missouri | 215 |
Iowa | 220 |
North Dakota | 228 |
Minnesota | 233 |
Kansas | 248 |
Even more about Richard
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.