How Many People Are Named Ricardo?
people named Ricardo are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,584 people in the US has this name
Based on 147,169 babies named Ricardo in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,055 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ricardo (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ricardo alive today is about 35 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ricardo first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1998, to 3,055 babies. In 2025, 833 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ricardo has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #115, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #380.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #380 |
| Best rank | #115 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #120 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ricardo alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ricardo were born in California than in any other state: about 40,565 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ricardo was given 3.1 times as often in Texas, 2.5 times in California and 2.1 times in Arizona.
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