Boy or Girl

Is Richmond a boy or girl name?

Richmond is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Richmond, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,287 US babies named Richmond were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,722
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Richmond since 1880
4,287
Most popular year
1921
73 babies
Babies named Richmond each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Richmond from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Richmond, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s9800%
1890s11600%
1900s12300%
1910s39400%
1920s53300%
1930s39000%
1940s39700%
1950s40300%
1960s32200%
1970s33400%
1980s27600%
1990s33900%
2000s24500%
2010s22900%
2020s8800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202413#6,7220–
202313#6,8110–
202215#6,0810–
202128#3,8920–
202019#4,9910–
201920#4,9280–
201826#4,0810–
201723#4,4320–
201624#4,2870–
201524#4,2640–
201426#3,9860–
201317#5,3470–
201226#3,9820–
201123#4,3260–
201020#4,8030–
200923#4,3950–
200821#4,6710–
200717#5,3870–
200621#4,4730–
200528#3,5100–
200427#3,5220–
200328#3,3480–
200224#3,6450–
200126#3,3900–
200030#2,9780–
199925#3,2600–
199831#2,6960–
199721#3,4320–
199633#2,4220–
199525#2,9080–
199427#2,7420–
199341#1,9950–
199249#1,7450–
199139#1,9750–
199048#1,6970–
198926#2,5290–
198829#2,1840–
198729#2,1040–
198629#2,0450–
198526#2,1630–
198427#2,0230–
198329#1,8960–
198228#1,9810–
198131#1,8550–
198022#2,3480–
197932#1,7780–
197824#2,0560–
197726#1,9380–
197637#1,4950–
197525#1,9330–
197430#1,6520–
197332#1,5410–
197245#1,2460–
197135#1,4600–
197048#1,2040–
196937#1,3180–
196835#1,3090–
196747#1,0800–
196625#1,5700–
196528#1,4780–
196429#1,4830–
196329#1,4790–
196235#1,3370–
196125#1,6250–
196032#1,4270–
195937#1,2950–
195838#1,2630–
195743#1,1960–
195639#1,2290–
195538#1,2380–
195436#1,2630–
195342#1,1530–
195237#1,2230–
195152#9820–
195041#1,1200–
194938#1,1580–
194840#1,1390–
194747#1,0610–
194647#1,0000–
194537#1,0690–
194438#1,0820–
194342#1,0490–
194235#1,1890–
194133#1,1660–
194040#1,0300–
193944#9520–
193841#1,0030–
193733#1,1620–
193634#1,1390–
193537#1,0740–
193431#1,2100–
193337#1,0870–
193239#1,0880–
193143#1,0250–
193051#9550–
192948#9810–
192850#9740–
192745#1,0550–
192666#8190–
192549#9800–
192456#9410–
192358#9030–
192253#9700–
192173#7980–
192035#1,2300–
191952#9370–
191847#9820–
191746#9600–
191659#8080–
191554#8420–
191433#9830–
191339#7560–
191228#8500–
191120#7250–
191016#7770–
19097#1,2500–
190817#6500–
190716#6580–
190618#5610–
19059#9050–
190410#8020–
190316#5710–
190210#7830–
19015#1,1830–
190015#6750–
189919#4330–
189818#5010–
189711#6700–
189610#7670–
189510#7330–
18949#7770–
189316#4760–
18929#7840–
18919#6910–
18905#1,1280–
18899#7130–
188810#6890–
188713#5100–
18868#7450–
18859#6860–
188411#6000–
188313#5150–
188211#6030–
18816#8480–
18808#7330–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Richmond reached #433 in 1899. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Richmond

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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.