Is Ricardo a boy or girl name?
Ricardo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 865 boys were named Ricardo, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 146,325 US babies named Ricardo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #375
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ricardo since 1888
- 146,325
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 3,055 babies
Boys and girls named Ricardo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 330 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,789 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,044 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 10,317 | 59 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 13,149 | 104 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 17,660 | 169 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 23,091 | 188 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 29,308 | 135 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 27,189 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 13,924 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,569 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 865 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 875 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 920 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 946 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 963 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,018 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,125 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,167 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,297 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,339 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,462 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,430 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,567 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,633 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,886 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,303 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,757 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,779 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,701 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,626 | #157 | 6 | #16,019 |
| 2004 | 2,781 | #144 | 8 | #12,499 |
| 2003 | 2,762 | #148 | 8 | #12,153 |
| 2002 | 2,709 | #143 | 9 | #10,902 |
| 2001 | 2,853 | #138 | 6 | #14,920 |
| 2000 | 2,918 | #134 | 5 | #17,015 |
| 1999 | 2,986 | #126 | 13 | #7,618 |
| 1998 | 3,044 | #126 | 11 | #8,454 |
| 1997 | 2,926 | #130 | 6 | #13,359 |
| 1996 | 2,882 | #128 | 14 | #6,657 |
| 1995 | 2,871 | #126 | 9 | #9,374 |
| 1994 | 2,974 | #119 | 19 | #5,188 |
| 1993 | 2,947 | #120 | 19 | #5,145 |
| 1992 | 3,023 | #115 | 18 | #5,422 |
| 1991 | 2,853 | #117 | 12 | #7,300 |
| 1990 | 2,802 | #120 | 14 | #6,382 |
| 1989 | 2,736 | #119 | 17 | #5,223 |
| 1988 | 2,503 | #121 | 22 | #4,135 |
| 1987 | 2,123 | #131 | 18 | #4,617 |
| 1986 | 2,222 | #124 | 27 | #3,333 |
| 1985 | 2,138 | #131 | 18 | #4,409 |
| 1984 | 2,209 | #122 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 1983 | 2,179 | #121 | 18 | #4,238 |
| 1982 | 2,293 | #121 | 20 | #3,995 |
| 1981 | 2,364 | #117 | 17 | #4,485 |
| 1980 | 2,324 | #117 | 16 | #4,688 |
| 1979 | 2,076 | #130 | 22 | #3,640 |
| 1978 | 1,880 | #140 | 22 | #3,474 |
| 1977 | 1,725 | #147 | 22 | #3,460 |
| 1976 | 1,784 | #141 | 11 | #5,495 |
| 1975 | 1,727 | #143 | 16 | #4,087 |
| 1974 | 1,812 | #140 | 18 | #3,660 |
| 1973 | 1,632 | #151 | 17 | #3,754 |
| 1972 | 1,700 | #153 | 9 | #5,815 |
| 1971 | 1,671 | #165 | 17 | #3,766 |
| 1970 | 1,653 | #172 | 15 | #3,998 |
| 1969 | 1,574 | #177 | 15 | #3,730 |
| 1968 | 1,350 | #187 | 9 | #5,057 |
| 1967 | 1,290 | #188 | 11 | #4,236 |
| 1966 | 1,201 | #199 | 10 | #4,414 |
| 1965 | 1,279 | #198 | 12 | #3,909 |
| 1964 | 1,317 | #210 | 10 | #4,568 |
| 1963 | 1,327 | #211 | 6 | #6,437 |
| 1962 | 1,254 | #219 | 11 | #4,214 |
| 1961 | 1,244 | #222 | 11 | #4,181 |
| 1960 | 1,313 | #214 | 9 | #4,694 |
| 1959 | 1,345 | #210 | 8 | #4,945 |
| 1958 | 1,295 | #208 | 5 | #6,817 |
| 1957 | 1,181 | #220 | 8 | #4,823 |
| 1956 | 1,102 | #221 | 7 | #5,218 |
| 1955 | 1,103 | #216 | 10 | #3,994 |
| 1954 | 1,093 | #211 | 10 | #3,911 |
| 1953 | 1,051 | #209 | 5 | #6,346 |
| 1952 | 863 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 670 | #257 | 6 | #5,296 |
| 1950 | 614 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 492 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 448 | #317 | 5 | #5,862 |
| 1947 | 379 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 349 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 282 | #354 | 5 | #5,109 |
| 1944 | 253 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 211 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 205 | #428 | 6 | #4,535 |
| 1941 | 218 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 207 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 179 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 186 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 196 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 158 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 162 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 189 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 168 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 159 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 176 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 216 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 204 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 167 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 152 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 99 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 138 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 114 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 81 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 85 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 54 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 74 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 61 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 52 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 46 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 37 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 26 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ricardo reached #115 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #3,333 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ricardo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.