Ricardo

A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning powerful ruler; spanish form of richard.

Babies a year
1,160
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#380
down from #375
UK popularity
#1359
20 babies

How Ricardo has moved

US popularity rank, 20152025. Lower is more popular.
#246#329#412201520202025#380

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#278
2016#281
2017#303
2018#306
2019#328
2020#337
2021#345
2022#357
2023#372
2024#375
2025#380

In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Ricardo. In the US, 1,160 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,044 in 1998.

Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ricardo was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.14% of American babies of that sex.

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