Is Richard a boy or girl name?
Richard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,539 boys were named Richard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 2,585,535 US babies named Richard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #232
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Richard since 1880
- 2,585,535
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 58,991 babies
Boys and girls named Richard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,010 | 28 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 7,572 | 44 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 10,675 | 59 | 0.5% |
| 1910s | 74,603 | 349 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 222,598 | 1,160 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 330,501 | 1,280 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 477,472 | 1,176 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 535,453 | 1,149 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 373,894 | 1,465 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 202,808 | 1,277 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 154,750 | 1,130 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 94,874 | 298 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 48,582 | 99 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 26,737 | 10 | 0% |
| 2020s | 8,476 | 6 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,539 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,645 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,684 | #219 | 6 | #14,927 |
| 2021 | 1,782 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,826 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,989 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,137 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,284 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,523 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,687 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,887 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,799 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3,028 | #123 | 5 | #18,970 |
| 2011 | 3,165 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,238 | #125 | 5 | #19,238 |
| 2009 | 3,612 | #114 | 7 | #14,897 |
| 2008 | 4,060 | #108 | 5 | #19,836 |
| 2007 | 4,425 | #101 | 8 | #13,657 |
| 2006 | 4,469 | #99 | 8 | #13,348 |
| 2005 | 4,667 | #94 | 5 | #18,570 |
| 2004 | 4,848 | #92 | 23 | #5,513 |
| 2003 | 5,054 | #86 | 10 | #10,269 |
| 2002 | 5,322 | #77 | 11 | #9,358 |
| 2001 | 5,771 | #73 | 11 | #9,229 |
| 2000 | 6,354 | #65 | 11 | #9,026 |
| 1999 | 6,501 | #61 | 12 | #8,115 |
| 1998 | 6,954 | #56 | 14 | #7,013 |
| 1997 | 7,242 | #51 | 16 | #6,103 |
| 1996 | 8,180 | #45 | 29 | #3,805 |
| 1995 | 8,784 | #42 | 22 | #4,646 |
| 1994 | 9,516 | #41 | 36 | #3,207 |
| 1993 | 10,231 | #40 | 28 | #3,858 |
| 1992 | 11,331 | #41 | 32 | #3,478 |
| 1991 | 12,555 | #34 | 55 | #2,343 |
| 1990 | 13,580 | #35 | 54 | #2,337 |
| 1989 | 14,133 | #33 | 69 | #1,906 |
| 1988 | 14,145 | #32 | 111 | #1,311 |
| 1987 | 14,402 | #30 | 111 | #1,272 |
| 1986 | 15,012 | #29 | 122 | #1,167 |
| 1985 | 15,328 | #28 | 116 | #1,206 |
| 1984 | 15,607 | #27 | 106 | #1,229 |
| 1983 | 15,891 | #27 | 127 | #1,088 |
| 1982 | 16,720 | #27 | 132 | #1,080 |
| 1981 | 16,855 | #27 | 115 | #1,161 |
| 1980 | 16,657 | #26 | 121 | #1,130 |
| 1979 | 16,713 | #25 | 123 | #1,108 |
| 1978 | 16,733 | #21 | 95 | #1,285 |
| 1977 | 17,442 | #20 | 131 | #1,026 |
| 1976 | 16,753 | #19 | 128 | #996 |
| 1975 | 17,688 | #16 | 130 | #962 |
| 1974 | 18,636 | #17 | 90 | #1,223 |
| 1973 | 19,943 | #16 | 138 | #906 |
| 1972 | 22,303 | #14 | 138 | #906 |
| 1971 | 26,157 | #11 | 144 | #910 |
| 1970 | 30,440 | #10 | 160 | #846 |
| 1969 | 31,087 | #10 | 173 | #779 |
| 1968 | 32,977 | #8 | 163 | #787 |
| 1967 | 33,583 | #8 | 166 | #765 |
| 1966 | 34,458 | #8 | 145 | #829 |
| 1965 | 36,826 | #8 | 134 | #867 |
| 1964 | 40,100 | #8 | 136 | #894 |
| 1963 | 40,767 | #8 | 154 | #844 |
| 1962 | 39,418 | #8 | 140 | #897 |
| 1961 | 41,140 | #8 | 130 | #951 |
| 1960 | 43,538 | #8 | 124 | #963 |
| 1959 | 47,204 | #8 | 130 | #919 |
| 1958 | 49,999 | #8 | 118 | #954 |
| 1957 | 52,446 | #8 | 117 | #956 |
| 1956 | 52,912 | #7 | 128 | #883 |
| 1955 | 53,564 | #7 | 124 | #875 |
| 1954 | 57,043 | #7 | 103 | #956 |
| 1953 | 58,389 | #7 | 134 | #797 |
| 1952 | 58,353 | #7 | 105 | #904 |
| 1951 | 54,539 | #7 | 94 | #960 |
| 1950 | 51,004 | #7 | 96 | #912 |
| 1949 | 50,947 | #7 | 115 | #819 |
| 1948 | 50,969 | #7 | 120 | #788 |
| 1947 | 58,531 | #5 | 144 | #706 |
| 1946 | 58,871 | #5 | 120 | #746 |
| 1945 | 46,045 | #5 | 106 | #726 |
| 1944 | 45,643 | #5 | 97 | #776 |
| 1943 | 46,338 | #5 | 119 | #701 |
| 1942 | 43,592 | #5 | 127 | #666 |
| 1941 | 39,111 | #5 | 120 | #648 |
| 1940 | 37,425 | #5 | 108 | #667 |
| 1939 | 35,385 | #5 | 107 | #660 |
| 1938 | 34,386 | #5 | 121 | #621 |
| 1937 | 32,975 | #5 | 118 | #627 |
| 1936 | 33,492 | #5 | 98 | #669 |
| 1935 | 33,947 | #5 | 128 | #568 |
| 1934 | 33,167 | #5 | 129 | #566 |
| 1933 | 31,331 | #5 | 126 | #570 |
| 1932 | 31,809 | #5 | 138 | #558 |
| 1931 | 31,823 | #5 | 151 | #541 |
| 1930 | 32,186 | #5 | 164 | #534 |
| 1929 | 29,570 | #6 | 200 | #477 |
| 1928 | 28,794 | #6 | 201 | #484 |
| 1927 | 26,768 | #6 | 161 | #559 |
| 1926 | 25,143 | #7 | 119 | #665 |
| 1925 | 23,269 | #8 | 107 | #714 |
| 1924 | 21,244 | #8 | 94 | #771 |
| 1923 | 18,887 | #9 | 78 | #833 |
| 1922 | 17,537 | #9 | 75 | #850 |
| 1921 | 16,376 | #10 | 71 | #881 |
| 1920 | 15,010 | #10 | 54 | #1,014 |
| 1919 | 12,441 | #12 | 74 | #818 |
| 1918 | 12,323 | #12 | 51 | #1,013 |
| 1917 | 10,914 | #14 | 47 | #1,037 |
| 1916 | 10,134 | #15 | 43 | #1,079 |
| 1915 | 9,143 | #15 | 39 | #1,090 |
| 1914 | 6,669 | #17 | 30 | #1,116 |
| 1913 | 5,107 | #19 | 22 | #1,221 |
| 1912 | 4,188 | #19 | 23 | #1,109 |
| 1911 | 2,030 | #20 | 11 | #1,527 |
| 1910 | 1,654 | #21 | 9 | #1,746 |
| 1909 | 1,427 | #21 | 7 | #1,929 |
| 1908 | 1,244 | #23 | 6 | #2,061 |
| 1907 | 1,235 | #22 | 10 | #1,359 |
| 1906 | 1,084 | #23 | 8 | #1,530 |
| 1905 | 1,033 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 957 | #24 | 8 | #1,459 |
| 1903 | 862 | #26 | 6 | #1,752 |
| 1902 | 908 | #26 | 6 | #1,755 |
| 1901 | 784 | #26 | 8 | #1,314 |
| 1900 | 1,141 | #24 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 744 | #28 | 5 | #1,794 |
| 1898 | 871 | #26 | 13 | #1,006 |
| 1897 | 702 | #31 | 7 | #1,364 |
| 1896 | 834 | #26 | 5 | #1,769 |
| 1895 | 727 | #31 | 7 | #1,407 |
| 1894 | 808 | #25 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 732 | #26 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 802 | #27 | 7 | #1,249 |
| 1891 | 609 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 743 | #25 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 711 | #24 | 5 | #1,452 |
| 1888 | 772 | #26 | 8 | #1,020 |
| 1887 | 622 | #25 | 7 | #1,021 |
| 1886 | 720 | #23 | 8 | #881 |
| 1885 | 672 | #26 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 749 | #23 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 649 | #21 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 746 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 641 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 728 | #23 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Richard reached #5 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #477 in 1929. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Richard
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.