Richrd
A masculine name of German origin meaning "brave leader" or "powerful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 350 living Americans carry the first name Richrd. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Richrd today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Richrd births was 1969 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Richrd. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
350
~ 1 in 979,298 Americans
Peak year
1969
21 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
1988 SSA rank
#6,288
Tracked since 1948
Census
Richrd in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 374 people with the first name Richrd, which placed it at #25,370 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,370
National first-name rank
People counted
374
374 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Richrd
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Richrd is White at 83.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Richrd described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Richrd at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.2% · 311
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 25
- Black or African American5.9% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 9
- Two or more races1.9% · 7
Popularity
Richrd: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Richrd from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 104 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Richrd by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Richrd during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Richrds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Richrd
The name Richrd has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the words "ric" meaning power or rule, and "hard" meaning brave or hardy. It first emerged in the early Middle Ages, around the 5th or 6th century AD, among the Frankish tribes of what is now France and Germany.
The name Richrd gained widespread popularity after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, as it was the name of several prominent Norman nobles and kings. One of the most famous was Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), who led the Third Crusade and was renowned for his military prowess and chivalry.
Another notable bearer of the name was Richard III of England (1452-1485), the last Plantagenet king, whose controversial reign was depicted in Shakespeare's play of the same name. Richard III was vilified for his alleged role in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower, but some historians have argued for a more nuanced view of his character.
In the realm of literature, one of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Richrd was in the 12th-century French epic poem, The Song of Roland, where it was borne by one of Charlemagne's knights. The name also appeared in various medieval religious texts and chronicles, reflecting its widespread use among the nobility and clergy of the time.
Other notable historical figures named Richrd include Richard Wagner (1813-1883), the renowned German composer known for his operas such as The Ring Cycle; Richard Feynman (1918-1988), the brilliant American physicist and Nobel laureate; and Richard the Lionheart's contemporary, Richard I of Normandy (933-996), who was also known as Richard the Fearless.
People
Richrd + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Richrd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Richrd: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richrd?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 350 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Richrd going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 979,298 US residents.
Is Richrd a common name?
We classify Richrd as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 403 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Richrd most popular?
The single biggest year for Richrd was 1969, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Richrd is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Richrd in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 374 people with the name Richrd, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,370 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Richrd in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Richrd?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Richrd appears almost entirely male. Of the 370 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Richrd?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Richrd is White at 83.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Richrd most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Richrd in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.2% (311 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Richrd in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Richrd a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Richrd in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Richrd still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Richrd in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Richrd can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Richrd as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.