Ricardo Boy
How popular is Ricardo?
#380 boy name in 2025
833 baby boys were named Ricardo in the US in 2025, making it the 380th most popular boy name.
Ricardo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #380 for boys (▼ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 833 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #277 in 2015, #339 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (3,044 boys) |
| Highest rank | #115 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ricardo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ricardo family of names ranked #377 for boys in 2025 (#371 the year before), with 849 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo | 833 | 98% |
| Riccardo | 16 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ricardo is most popular
Babies named Ricardo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.4 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Texas: 1.4 per 1,000 (1,191 boys)
- Arizona: 1.2 per 1,000 (202 boys)
- California: 1.1 per 1,000 (1,051 boys)
- Nevada: 0.9 per 1,000 (50 boys)
Ricardo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 |
| 1890s | 7 | #765 |
| 1900s | 61 | #756 |
| 1910s | 330 | #792 |
| 1920s | 1,168 | #411 |
| 1930s | 1,789 | #389 |
| 1940s | 3,044 | #307 |
| 1950s | 10,318 | #208 |
| 1960s | 13,149 | #177 |
| 1970s | 17,657 | #130 |
| 1980s | 23,089 | #117 |
| 1990s | 29,311 | #115 |
| 2000s | 27,190 | #134 |
| 2010s | 13,928 | #195 |
| 2020s | 5,409 | #339 |
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Questions
- Is Ricardo a boy or girl name?
- Ricardo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ricardo were boys.
- How popular is the name Ricardo?
- 833 baby boys were named Ricardo in the US in 2025, making it the 380th most popular boy name.
- When was Ricardo most popular?
- Ricardo peaked in 1998, when 3,044 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #115 in 1992.
- How many people are named Ricardo?
- 147,169 babies have been named Ricardo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 132,973 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Ricardo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ricardo was most common in New Mexico, at 1.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.