Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Strong ruler
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ricardo
Pronunciation
r(i)-car-do, ric(a)-rdo
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #125, 3,045 births); most recent 2025 (rank #380, 833 births)
- Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #3277, 27 births); most recent 2005 (rank #14493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 833 | – |
| 2024 | 865 | – |
| 2023 | 875 | – |
| 2022 | 920 | – |
| 2021 | 946 | – |
| 2020 | 963 | – |
| 2019 | 1,018 | – |
| 2018 | 1,125 | – |
| 2017 | 1,167 | – |
| 2016 | 1,297 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #356, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1360, 20 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2016 | 31 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #289, 87 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1236, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2014 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #473, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #245, 6 births); most recent 1995 (rank #380, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1978 (rank #313, 6 births); most recent 2003 (rank #486, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence