Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Richmond

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Powerful ruler
English
German
Strong protector, powerful defender; Richmond is the capital city of Virginia and a town in Yorkshire, England.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

r(i)-chmo-nd, rich-mond

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #790, 73 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5399, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202517
202413
202313
202215
202128
202019
201920
201826
201723
201624

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 2005 (rank #1990, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20256
20245
20234
20227
2021–
20207
2019–
20185
2017–
20163

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 2022 (rank #3765, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20233
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164
2015–
20143

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