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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,539 male babies that were named Richard in the US, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Richard peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 16,855 babies, which was 0.94% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	16657	0.93
1981	16855	0.94
1982	16720	0.92
1983	15891	0.89
1984	15607	0.87
1985	15328	0.83
1986	15012	0.82
1987	14402	0.77
1988	14145	0.74
1989	14133	0.71
1990	13580	0.66
1991	12555	0.62
1992	11331	0.57
1993	10231	0.52
1994	9516	0.49
1995	8784	0.46
1996	8180	0.43
1997	7242	0.38
1998	6954	0.36
1999	6501	0.34
2000	6354	0.32
2001	5771	0.30
2002	5322	0.27
2003	5054	0.26
2004	4848	0.24
2005	4667	0.23
2006	4469	0.22
2007	4425	0.21
2008	4060	0.20
2009	3612	0.18
2010	3238	0.17
2011	3165	0.17
2012	3028	0.16
2013	2799	0.15
2014	2887	0.15
2015	2687	0.14
2016	2523	0.13
2017	2284	0.12
2018	2137	0.12
2019	1989	0.11
2020	1826	0.11
2021	1782	0.10
2022	1684	0.10
2023	1645	0.10
2024	1539	0.09