Richard is a boy name family recorded 3,431,676 times in 26 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#9 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in British Columbia in 1946, at 1,898.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Ricardo (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Riccardo (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Richard
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | English | 2,587,082 | 🇺🇸 United States | #234 | 1946 | ▼ 37 % |
| Richard | English | 84,200 | 🇫🇷 France | #1112 | 1969 | ▼ 24 % |
| Richard | English | 69,519 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #458 | 1952 | ▼ 55 % |
| Richard | English | 18,292 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1946 | – |
| Richard | English | 15,504 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1960 | – |
| Richard | English | 11,946 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #943 | 1991 | ▼ 53 % |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 282,092 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #432 | 1957 | ▼ 61 % |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 147,169 | 🇺🇸 United States | #380 | 1998 | ▼ 31 % |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 8,307 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #211 | 1955 | ▼ 81 % |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 3,570 | 🇫🇷 France | #1710 | 1974 | ▼ 28 % |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 1,294 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2002 | – |
| Ricardo | Spanish | 1,189 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1359 | 1999 | ▼ 35 % |
| Riccardo | Italian | 124,764 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #9 | 2008 | – |
| Riccardo | Italian | 1,576 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5608 | 1979 | ▲ 78 % |
| Riccardo | Italian | 760 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #448 | 2000 | ▼ 37 % |
| Riccardo | Italian | 406 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1613 | 2020 | ▲ 15 % |
| Riccardo | Italian | 365 | 🇫🇷 France | #5763 | 2023 | ▼ 37 % |
| Riccardo | Italian | 293 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1972 | – |
| Ryszard | Polish | 5,464 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #79 | 2023 | ▲ 52 % |
| Ryszard | Polish | 74 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1954 | – |
| Ryszard | Polish | 62 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2015 | – |
| Ryszard | Polish | 33 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1973 | – |
| Ryszard | Polish | 20 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1951 | – |
| Ryszard | Polish | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1938 | – |
| Richardo | English | 2,065 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1988 | – |
| Richardo | English | 16 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1977 | – |
| Richardo | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1929 | – |
| Ricard | Catalan | 1,256 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #361 | 1997 | ▼ 31 % |
| Ricard | Catalan | 419 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1990 | – |
| Ricard | Catalan | 30 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1933 | – |
| Rikardo | Spanish | 1,420 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | 2010 | – |
| Rikardo | Spanish | 17 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2011 | – |
| Rikardo | Spanish | 6 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2001 | – |
| Rikardo | Spanish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2011 | – |
| Rikardo | Spanish | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2010 | – |
| Rickard | Swedish | 656 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 1999 | – |
| Rickard | Swedish | 625 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1949 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Richard ↔ Ricardo — checked by hand
- Richard ↔ Riccardo — checked by hand
- Richard ↔ Ryszard — checked by hand
- Richard ↔ Ricard — spelling variant
- Richard ↔ Rickard — spelling variant
- Ricardo ↔ Richardo — spelling variant
- Ricardo ↔ Rikardo — spelling variant
Questions about Richard
How popular is the name Richard?
In 2025 it ranked #9 in Italy. Official registers record 3,431,676 births across 26 countries.
What is Richard in other languages?
Ricardo (Spanish); Riccardo (Italian); Ryszard (Polish); Richardo (English); Ricard (Catalan); Rikardo (Spanish); Rickard (Swedish).
When was Richard most popular?
It peaked in British Columbia in 1946, at 1,898.8 births per 100,000.
Is Richard a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Richard is a boy name.