NameTides

Richard

Richard was the #234 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,505 babies), and #431 in England & Wales and #499 in Canada.

Richard as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Richard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotland
Richard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#234 (1,505)#431 (92)#560 (5)#395 (3)#232 (20)#499 (60)—
2024#233 (1,544)#398 (102)#619 (4)—#231 (19)#431 (72)—
2023#221 (1,645)#411 (96)#278 (13)—#219 (21)#422 (69)—
2022#219 (1,688)#349 (121)#425 (7)#311 (5)#205 (25)#408 (71)—
2021#216 (1,783)#362 (125)#328 (11)—#204 (25)#366 (85)—
2020#208 (1,828)#351 (128)#390 (8)#304 (5)#219 (22)#391 (79)—
2019#197 (1,990)#324 (144)#289 (13)#365 (4)#214 (24)#350 (90)—
2018#187 (2,138)#289 (172)#288 (13)#416 (3)#200 (28)#307 (110)—
2017#174 (2,286)#307 (163)#383 (9)#279 (6)#138 (45)#335 (98)—
2016#160 (2,525)#278 (184)#302 (13)—#150 (41)#283 (126)—
2015#155 (2,688)#256 (200)#295 (13)#259 (7)#180 (33)#270 (128)—
2014#141 (2,888)#267 (181)#276 (15)#315 (5)#148 (44)#262 (133)—
2013#140 (2,800)#261 (185)#257 (16)#219 (9)#171 (38)#269 (125)—
2012#123 (3,029)#249 (197)#274 (14)#204 (10)#129 (56)#237 (148)—
2011#127 (3,165)#237 (201)#261 (15)#261 (6)#137 (51)#262 (124)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #5.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Richard is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,100 to 1 in 1,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Richard by state, 2025Alaska: #110AKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #231WIVermont: #48VTNew Hampshire: #188NHWashington: #282WAIdaho: #118IDMontana: #149MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #373MNIllinois: #268ILMichigan: #301MINew York: #205NYMassachusetts: #246MAOregon: #378ORNevada: #323NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #257SDIowa: #293IAIndiana: #350INOhio: #234OHPennsylvania: #207PANew Jersey: #202NJConnecticut: #157CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #216CAUtah: #327UTColorado: #305CONebraska: #293NEMissouri: #218MOKentucky: #319KYWest Virginia: #200WVVirginia: #185VAMaryland: #159MDDelaware: #101DEArizona: #242AZNew Mexico: #179NMKansas: #277KSArkansas: #199ARTennessee: #355TNNorth Carolina: #276NCSouth Carolina: #174SCDistrict of Columbia: #82DCOklahoma: #264OKLouisiana: #239LAMississippi: #215MSAlabama: #289ALGeorgia: #240GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #242TXFlorida: #221FL
Richard (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#45827

Richard (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RichardCanadaBoys#49960
RichardEngland & WalesBoys#43192
RichardIrelandBoys#23220
RichardNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
RichardNSWBoys—too few
RichardScotlandBoys#5605
RichardUSGirls—too few
RichardUSBoys#2341,505