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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,505 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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	16656	0.93
1981	16855	0.94
1982	16717	0.92
1983	15888	0.89
1984	15607	0.87
1985	15330	0.83
1986	15014	0.82
1987	14401	0.77
1988	14144	0.74
1989	14133	0.71
1990	13580	0.66
1991	12553	0.62
1992	11332	0.57
1993	10230	0.52
1994	9516	0.49
1995	8784	0.46
1996	8182	0.43
1997	7243	0.38
1998	6954	0.36
1999	6502	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	3029	0.16
2013	2800	0.15
2014	2888	0.15
2015	2688	0.14
2016	2525	0.13
2017	2286	0.12
2018	2138	0.12
2019	1990	0.11
2020	1828	0.11
2021	1783	0.10
2022	1688	0.10
2023	1645	0.10
2024	1544	0.09
2025	1505	0.09