People with the first name Richard
1,575,998
About 1 in 210 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Richard?
Richard was the #11 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#11
More common than 100.0% of listed first names
Peak year
1946
58,990 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,505
#450 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 210
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.9% male0.1% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Richard across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Richard reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1946, with 58,990 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,505 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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