Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in North Carolina

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 45 male babies that were named Richard in North Carolina, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in North Carolina in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Richard peaked as a male baby name in North Carolina in 1980 with a count of 391 babies, which was 1.02% of the total male babies born in North Carolina in 1980.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Richard in North Carolina

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Richard in North Carolina

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

Trend of the Popularity of Richard as a Male Baby Name in North Carolina

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	391	1.02
1981	380	1.00
1982	365	0.95
1983	322	0.85
1984	361	0.92
1985	361	0.89
1986	344	0.84
1987	336	0.81
1988	348	0.80
1989	333	0.72
1990	341	0.72
1991	290	0.63
1992	271	0.58
1993	223	0.50
1994	250	0.56
1995	223	0.50
1996	217	0.47
1997	222	0.47
1998	173	0.36
1999	175	0.36
2000	190	0.37
2001	162	0.32
2002	156	0.31
2003	163	0.32
2004	129	0.25
2005	139	0.27
2006	135	0.25
2007	128	0.23
2008	114	0.21
2009	99	0.18
2010	96	0.19
2011	97	0.19
2012	93	0.18
2013	73	0.14
2014	93	0.18
2015	83	0.16
2016	71	0.14
2017	49	0.10
2018	51	0.10
2019	64	0.13
2020	41	0.08
2021	65	0.13
2022	57	0.11
2023	51	0.10
2024	45	0.09