Masculine dossier · first seen 1888

Ricardo

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ricardo
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

3,044

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1888Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

71.6%

2024

865

All-time

145,612

Ricardo is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 3,044 boys were named Ricardo.

In 2024, only 865 boys were given the name.

Down 71.6% from its peak.

All told, about 145,612 Americans have been named Ricardo and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1888.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

19983,044 boys named Ricardo

2024865 boys named Ricardo

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