Ricardo Montalban
There are approximately 1 people named Ricardo Montalban living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ricardo with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Montalban. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Ricardo
134K
Alive today
Named Montalban
730
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 134K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1998
Average age: 36
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (86.8%)
Estimated bearers: 730
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #37,540
Per 100K: 0.21
Top ancestry: Hispanic (70.5%)
First name trend
Ricardo: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ricardo. The peak year was 1998 with 3,055 births. The average person named Ricardo today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ricardo
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ricardo, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 86.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ricardo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Ricardo at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino86.8% · 164,956
- Black or African American6.0% · 11,453
- White4.0% · 7,600
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 4,557
- Two or more races0.5% · 1,020
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 367
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Montalban surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Montalban, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 70.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Montalban described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Montalban at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino70.5% · 449
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.9% · 101
- White9.4% · 60
- Two or more races3.0% · 19
- Black or African American1.3% · 8
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ricardo has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0391% of the US population, based on 134,007 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Ricardo right now.
The surname Montalban appears at a rate of 0.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Ricardo Montalban. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Ricardo
FAQ
Ricardo Montalban: questions and answers
How many people are named Ricardo Montalban?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Ricardo Montalban. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0391%) with the surname frequency (0.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ricardo Montalban?
We classify Ricardo Montalban as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ricardo a male or female name?
Ricardo is predominantly male. Out of 146,325 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Ricardo profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Ricardo Montalban?
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