How popular is the name Ricardo?

Ricardo ranks 234th among boys' names in US records, with 150,775 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,881.

Is Ricardo a unisex name?

No. Ricardo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 3,363 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Riccardo. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#234 of boy names

Pronounced R IH0 K AA1 R D OW0 (ARPABET)

Ricardo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 150,775 children — the 234th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 3,363 children were given it.

Riccardo is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1998Boys: 3,363Girls: 11

These spellings sound identical to Ricardo and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ricardo?: Ricardo ranks 234th among boys' names in US records, with 150,775 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,881.
Is Ricardo a unisex name?: No. Ricardo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ricardo most popular?: 1998, when 3,363 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ricardo spelled?: Riccardo. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.