Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 191 male babies that were named Richard in California, which was 0.11% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Richard peaked as a male baby name in California in 1989 with a count of 2,258 babies, which was 0.84% of the total male babies born in California in 1989.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Richard, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Richard.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Richard in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Richard in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Richard from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2105	1.10
1981	2196	1.09
1982	2235	1.09
1983	2186	1.06
1984	2146	1.01
1985	2213	0.99
1986	2126	0.93
1987	2128	0.89
1988	2139	0.85
1989	2258	0.84
1990	2078	0.72
1991	2033	0.71
1992	1807	0.64
1993	1635	0.59
1994	1545	0.58
1995	1472	0.57
1996	1334	0.53
1997	1142	0.47
1998	1121	0.46
1999	1002	0.41
2000	1001	0.40
2001	863	0.35
2002	902	0.37
2003	813	0.32
2004	812	0.32
2005	783	0.31
2006	718	0.28
2007	739	0.28
2008	680	0.27
2009	563	0.23
2010	518	0.22
2011	498	0.22
2012	486	0.21
2013	441	0.19
2014	448	0.19
2015	413	0.18
2016	365	0.16
2017	338	0.16
2018	333	0.16
2019	304	0.15
2020	212	0.11
2021	223	0.12
2022	195	0.10
2023	214	0.12
2024	191	0.11