Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 50 male babies that were named Richard in New Jersey, which was 0.13% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Richard peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1981 with a count of 617 babies, which was 1.45% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1981.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Richard in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Richard in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	555	1.30
1981	617	1.45
1982	558	1.27
1983	526	1.20
1984	527	1.19
1985	551	1.18
1986	531	1.12
1987	539	1.08
1988	574	1.12
1989	570	1.03
1990	492	0.90
1991	459	0.86
1992	442	0.84
1993	357	0.70
1994	353	0.70
1995	303	0.61
1996	325	0.67
1997	263	0.55
1998	258	0.53
1999	234	0.49
2000	202	0.42
2001	218	0.45
2002	175	0.37
2003	192	0.40
2004	199	0.42
2005	162	0.35
2006	162	0.34
2007	152	0.33
2008	132	0.29
2009	110	0.25
2010	107	0.25
2011	95	0.22
2012	89	0.22
2013	85	0.21
2014	89	0.21
2015	77	0.19
2016	72	0.17
2017	70	0.17
2018	61	0.15
2019	64	0.16
2020	63	0.16
2021	53	0.13
2022	47	0.12
2023	51	0.13
2024	50	0.13