Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Ricardo name popularity since 1925
146,357 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ricardo. Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Ricardo is about 35 years old in 2026. Ricardo peaked in 1998 as the #126 name for boys, and it ranked #380 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 146,357
- Named Ricardo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #380
- for boys in 2025 (833 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 713 girls · 145,644 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Ricardo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ricardo births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Ricardo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1947 and 1952, Ricardo became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 4,830 baby boys to 1 in 2,250.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 740 to 1 in 1,320.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ricardo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ricardo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ricardo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 760 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,789 | #448 |
| 1940s | 16 | 3,044 | #354 |
| 1950s | 59 | 10,318 | #216 |
| 1960s | 104 | 13,149 | #198 |
| 1970s | 169 | 17,657 | #143 |
| 1980s | 188 | 23,089 | #131 |
| 1990s | 135 | 29,311 | #126 |
| 2000s | 42 | 27,190 | #157 |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,928 | #277 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,409 | #380 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.3% of babies named Ricardo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Ricardo is most popular
The index compares Ricardo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ricardo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.28× | 37,277 |
| California | 2.85× | 43,662 |
| Arizona | 2.59× | 4,866 |
| New Mexico | 2.18× | 1,744 |
| Nevada | 2.17× | 1,119 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ricardo and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo (this page) | 145,644 | 1998 |
| Richardo | 2,060 | 1988 |
| Riccardo | 1,571 | 1979 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ricardo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ricardo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ricardo (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data