How popular is “Richard” in the USA?
Number of people named “Richard” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Richard” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Richard” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Richard” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Richard” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Richard” by birth year
This chart shows how “Richard” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 728 | 0.00361319 | 728 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 641 | 0.003326621 | 641 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 746 | 0.003367444 | 746 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 649 | 0.002991528 | 649 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 749 | 0.003076468 | 749 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 672 | 0.002790072 | 672 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 728 | 0.002851368 | 8 | 720 | -98% |
| 1887 | 629 | 0.002542524 | 7 | 622 | -98% |
| 1888 | 780 | 0.002604567 | 8 | 772 | -98% |
| 1889 | 716 | 0.002477972 | 5 | 711 | -99% |
| 1890 | 743 | 0.002465155 | 743 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 609 | 0.002124372 | 609 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 809 | 0.002419447 | 7 | 802 | -98% |
| 1893 | 732 | 0.002250763 | 732 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 808 | 0.002385662 | 808 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 734 | 0.002091049 | 7 | 727 | -98% |
| 1896 | 839 | 0.002346958 | 5 | 834 | -99% |
| 1897 | 709 | 0.002043481 | 7 | 702 | -98% |
| 1898 | 884 | 0.002317442 | 13 | 871 | -97% |
| 1899 | 749 | 0.002207916 | 5 | 744 | -99% |
| 1900 | 1141 | 0.002534103 | 1141 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 792 | 0.002290262 | 8 | 784 | -98% |
| 1902 | 914 | 0.002363388 | 6 | 908 | -99% |
| 1903 | 868 | 0.00227702 | 6 | 862 | -99% |
| 1904 | 965 | 0.002391663 | 8 | 957 | -98% |
| 1905 | 1033 | 0.002436769 | 1033 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 1092 | 0.002548716 | 8 | 1084 | -99% |
| 1907 | 1245 | 0.002675176 | 10 | 1235 | -98% |
| 1908 | 1250 | 0.002558073 | 6 | 1244 | -99% |
| 1909 | 1434 | 0.002805033 | 7 | 1427 | -99% |
| 1910 | 1663 | 0.002815251 | 9 | 1654 | -99% |
| 1911 | 2041 | 0.003167887 | 11 | 2030 | -99% |
| 1912 | 4211 | 0.004261878 | 23 | 4188 | -99% |
| 1913 | 5129 | 0.004510557 | 22 | 5107 | -99% |
| 1914 | 6699 | 0.004729783 | 30 | 6669 | -99% |
| 1915 | 9182 | 0.005010844 | 39 | 9143 | -99% |
| 1916 | 10177 | 0.005261017 | 43 | 10134 | -99% |
| 1917 | 10961 | 0.005462065 | 47 | 10914 | -99% |
| 1918 | 12374 | 0.005699386 | 51 | 12323 | -99% |
| 1919 | 12515 | 0.005930591 | 74 | 12441 | -99% |
| 1920 | 15064 | 0.006657701 | 54 | 15010 | -99% |
| 1921 | 16447 | 0.007045177 | 71 | 16376 | -99% |
| 1922 | 17612 | 0.007693665 | 75 | 17537 | -99% |
| 1923 | 18965 | 0.008236767 | 78 | 18887 | -99% |
| 1924 | 21338 | 0.008959485 | 94 | 21244 | -99% |
| 1925 | 23376 | 0.01001842 | 107 | 23269 | -99% |
| 1926 | 25262 | 0.011003069 | 119 | 25143 | -99% |
| 1927 | 26929 | 0.011610541 | 161 | 26768 | -99% |
| 1928 | 28995 | 0.012824323 | 201 | 28794 | -99% |
| 1929 | 29770 | 0.013580207 | 200 | 29570 | -99% |
| 1930 | 32350 | 0.014550522 | 164 | 32186 | -99% |
| 1931 | 31974 | 0.015193966 | 151 | 31823 | -99% |
| 1932 | 31947 | 0.015131501 | 138 | 31809 | -99% |
| 1933 | 31457 | 0.015732851 | 126 | 31331 | -99% |
| 1934 | 33296 | 0.016032234 | 129 | 33167 | -99% |
| 1935 | 34075 | 0.016304608 | 128 | 33947 | -99% |
| 1936 | 33590 | 0.016167864 | 98 | 33492 | -99% |
| 1937 | 33093 | 0.015531735 | 118 | 32975 | -99% |
| 1938 | 34507 | 0.015595863 | 121 | 34386 | -99% |
| 1939 | 35492 | 0.016107526 | 107 | 35385 | -99% |
| 1940 | 37533 | 0.016299667 | 108 | 37425 | -99% |
| 1941 | 39231 | 0.016101871 | 120 | 39111 | -99% |
| 1942 | 43719 | 0.016003629 | 127 | 43592 | -99% |
| 1943 | 46457 | 0.016459178 | 119 | 46338 | -99% |
| 1944 | 45740 | 0.017003218 | 97 | 45643 | -100% |
| 1945 | 46151 | 0.017396368 | 106 | 46045 | -100% |
| 1946 | 58991 | 0.018461762 | 120 | 58871 | -100% |
| 1947 | 58675 | 0.016288105 | 144 | 58531 | -100% |
| 1948 | 51089 | 0.014797606 | 120 | 50969 | -100% |
| 1949 | 51062 | 0.014652879 | 115 | 50947 | -100% |
| 1950 | 51100 | 0.014586005 | 96 | 51004 | -100% |
| 1951 | 54633 | 0.014830856 | 94 | 54539 | -100% |
| 1952 | 58458 | 0.015391765 | 105 | 58353 | -100% |
| 1953 | 58523 | 0.015186406 | 134 | 58389 | -100% |
| 1954 | 57146 | 0.014355738 | 103 | 57043 | -100% |
| 1955 | 53688 | 0.013371589 | 124 | 53564 | -100% |
| 1956 | 53040 | 0.012864304 | 128 | 52912 | -100% |
| 1957 | 52563 | 0.012508618 | 117 | 52446 | -100% |
| 1958 | 50117 | 0.012123407 | 118 | 49999 | -100% |
| 1959 | 47334 | 0.01138386 | 130 | 47204 | -99% |
| 1960 | 43662 | 0.010511301 | 124 | 43538 | -99% |
| 1961 | 41270 | 0.009963062 | 130 | 41140 | -99% |
| 1962 | 39558 | 0.009802814 | 140 | 39418 | -99% |
| 1963 | 40921 | 0.010338285 | 154 | 40767 | -99% |
| 1964 | 40236 | 0.010349817 | 136 | 40100 | -99% |
| 1965 | 36960 | 0.0101946 | 134 | 36826 | -99% |
| 1966 | 34603 | 0.009955822 | 145 | 34458 | -99% |
| 1967 | 33749 | 0.009941097 | 166 | 33583 | -99% |
| 1968 | 33140 | 0.009809339 | 163 | 32977 | -99% |
| 1969 | 31260 | 0.008994848 | 173 | 31087 | -99% |
| 1970 | 30600 | 0.008484648 | 160 | 30440 | -99% |
| 1971 | 26301 | 0.007662669 | 144 | 26157 | -99% |
| 1972 | 22441 | 0.007140007 | 138 | 22303 | -99% |
| 1973 | 20081 | 0.006656199 | 138 | 19943 | -99% |
| 1974 | 18726 | 0.00615987 | 90 | 18636 | -99% |
| 1975 | 17818 | 0.005901184 | 130 | 17688 | -99% |
| 1976 | 16881 | 0.005563392 | 128 | 16753 | -98% |
| 1977 | 17573 | 0.0055322 | 131 | 17442 | -99% |
| 1978 | 16828 | 0.005302045 | 95 | 16733 | -99% |
| 1979 | 16836 | 0.005060415 | 123 | 16713 | -99% |
| 1980 | 16778 | 0.004870945 | 121 | 16657 | -99% |
| 1981 | 16970 | 0.00490551 | 115 | 16855 | -99% |
| 1982 | 16852 | 0.004803929 | 132 | 16720 | -98% |
| 1983 | 16018 | 0.004625016 | 127 | 15891 | -98% |
| 1984 | 15713 | 0.004503899 | 106 | 15607 | -99% |
| 1985 | 15444 | 0.004327129 | 116 | 15328 | -98% |
| 1986 | 15134 | 0.004254616 | 122 | 15012 | -98% |
| 1987 | 14513 | 0.004025112 | 111 | 14402 | -98% |
| 1988 | 14256 | 0.003858142 | 111 | 14145 | -98% |
| 1989 | 14202 | 0.003694159 | 69 | 14133 | -99% |
| 1990 | 13634 | 0.003449482 | 54 | 13580 | -99% |
| 1991 | 12610 | 0.003237264 | 55 | 12555 | -99% |
| 1992 | 11363 | 0.002958134 | 32 | 11331 | -99% |
| 1993 | 10259 | 0.002721019 | 28 | 10231 | -99% |
| 1994 | 9552 | 0.002569363 | 36 | 9516 | -99% |
| 1995 | 8806 | 0.002404595 | 22 | 8784 | -100% |
| 1996 | 8209 | 0.002250771 | 29 | 8180 | -99% |
| 1997 | 7258 | 0.002001793 | 16 | 7242 | -100% |
| 1998 | 6968 | 0.001894401 | 14 | 6954 | -100% |
| 1999 | 6513 | 0.001763193 | 12 | 6501 | -100% |
| 2000 | 6365 | 0.001683905 | 11 | 6354 | -100% |
| 2001 | 5782 | 0.001544589 | 11 | 5771 | -100% |
| 2002 | 5333 | 0.001426588 | 11 | 5322 | -100% |
| 2003 | 5064 | 0.001331819 | 10 | 5054 | -100% |
| 2004 | 4871 | 0.001274823 | 23 | 4848 | -99% |
| 2005 | 4672 | 0.001215133 | 5 | 4667 | -100% |
| 2006 | 4477 | 0.001131645 | 8 | 4469 | -100% |
| 2007 | 4433 | 0.001108892 | 8 | 4425 | -100% |
| 2008 | 4065 | 0.001034176 | 5 | 4060 | -100% |
| 2009 | 3619 | 0.000947339 | 7 | 3612 | -100% |
| 2010 | 3243 | 0.000877497 | 5 | 3238 | -100% |
| 2011 | 3165 | 0.000865276 | 3165 | -100% | |
| 2012 | 3033 | 0.000829285 | 5 | 3028 | -100% |
| 2013 | 2799 | 0.000767761 | 2799 | -100% | |
| 2014 | 2887 | 0.000778928 | 2887 | -100% | |
| 2015 | 2687 | 0.000726037 | 2687 | -100% | |
| 2016 | 2523 | 0.00068771 | 2523 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 2284 | 0.000638668 | 2284 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 2137 | 0.000607811 | 2137 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 1989 | 0.000573045 | 1989 | -100% | |
| 2020 | 1826 | 0.000546612 | 1826 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 1782 | 0.000525982 | 1782 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 1690 | 0.000499537 | 6 | 1684 | -99% |
| 2023 | 1645 | 0.000496799 | 1645 | -100% | |
| 2024 | 1539 | 0.00046237 | 1539 | -100% |