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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 56 male babies that were named Richard in Virginia, which was 0.15% of the total number of male babies born in Virginia in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Richard peaked as a male baby name in Virginia in 1986 with a count of 395 babies, which was 1.05% of the total male babies born in Virginia in 1986.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	384	1.13
1981	381	1.10
1982	357	1.01
1983	369	1.06
1984	370	1.03
1985	364	0.96
1986	395	1.05
1987	381	0.97
1988	377	0.94
1989	333	0.80
1990	354	0.82
1991	309	0.73
1992	299	0.71
1993	277	0.67
1994	212	0.52
1995	217	0.54
1996	211	0.54
1997	185	0.48
1998	183	0.46
1999	158	0.40
2000	171	0.42
2001	143	0.35
2002	144	0.36
2003	129	0.31
2004	141	0.33
2005	133	0.31
2006	121	0.28
2007	128	0.29
2008	128	0.30
2009	85	0.20
2010	68	0.16
2011	95	0.23
2012	80	0.19
2013	70	0.17
2014	65	0.15
2015	70	0.17
2016	78	0.19
2017	49	0.12
2018	57	0.14
2019	61	0.15
2020	51	0.13
2021	50	0.13
2022	51	0.13
2023	38	0.10
2024	56	0.15