Richard
4 countries#234 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Richard was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
2,587,082 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #234 · peaked in 1946 with 58,990 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
84,124 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1210 · peaked in 1969 with 2,562 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône, Bas-Rhin
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
8,397 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 1974 with 558 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
320 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #395 · peaked in 1997 with 37 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Richard’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #99 | — |
| 2007 | #101 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #108 | ↓7 |
| 2009 | #114 | ↓6 |
| 2010 | #125 | ↓11 |
| 2011 | #127 | ↓2 |
| 2012 | #123 | ↑4 |
| 2013 | #140 | ↓17 |
| 2014 | #141 | ↓1 |
| 2015 | #155 | ↓14 |
| 2016 | #160 | ↓5 |
| 2017 | #174 | ↓14 |
| 2018 | #187 | ↓13 |
| 2019 | #197 | ↓10 |
| 2020 | #208 | ↓11 |
| 2021 | #216 | ↓8 |
| 2022 | #219 | ↓3 |
| 2023 | #221 | ↓2 |
| 2024 | #233 | ↓12 |
| 2025 | #234 | ↓1 |
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