The baby name Richard appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 73,563 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Richard has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,094 |
| 1911 | 2,424 |
| 1912 | 5,026 |
| 1913 | 6,030 |
| 1914 | 7,982 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1915 | 10,944 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1916 | 12,552 |
| 1917 | 13,749 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1918 | 15,484 |
| 1919 | 51 |
| 1919 | 15,470 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1920 | 18,714 |
| 1921 | 28 |
| 1921 | 20,339 |
| 1922 | 46 |
| 1922 | 21,704 |
| 1923 | 32 |
| 1923 | 23,251 |
| 1924 | 83 |
| 1924 | 26,085 |
| 1925 | 89 |
| 1925 | 28,487 |
| 1926 | 107 |
| 1926 | 30,969 |
| 1927 | 166 |
| 1927 | 32,938 |
| 1928 | 195 |
| 1928 | 35,032 |
| 1929 | 205 |
| 1929 | 35,775 |
| 1930 | 140 |
| 1930 | 39,865 |
| 1931 | 113 |
| 1931 | 39,039 |
| 1932 | 94 |
| 1932 | 39,336 |
| 1933 | 82 |
| 1933 | 39,442 |
| 1934 | 90 |
| 1934 | 40,630 |
| 1935 | 80 |
| 1935 | 42,814 |
| 1936 | 66 |
| 1936 | 42,556 |
| 1937 | 77 |
| 1937 | 41,745 |
| 1938 | 83 |
| 1938 | 41,777 |
| 1939 | 58 |
| 1939 | 41,492 |
| 1940 | 58 |
| 1940 | 45,357 |
| 1941 | 78 |
| 1941 | 47,067 |
| 1942 | 65 |
| 1942 | 53,872 |
| 1943 | 50 |
| 1943 | 56,712 |
| 1944 | 38 |
| 1944 | 55,964 |
| 1945 | 43 |
| 1945 | 56,352 |
| 1946 | 62 |
| 1946 | 63,664 |
| 1947 | 91 |
| 1947 | 62,654 |
| 1948 | 63 |
| 1948 | 66,381 |
| 1949 | 54 |
| 1949 | 63,012 |
| 1950 | 42 |
| 1950 | 62,920 |
| 1951 | 39 |
| 1951 | 65,428 |
| 1952 | 58 |
| 1952 | 69,760 |
| 1953 | 94 |
| 1953 | 73,563 |
| 1954 | 60 |
| 1954 | 69,460 |
| 1955 | 83 |
| 1955 | 70,865 |
| 1956 | 75 |
| 1956 | 68,909 |
| 1957 | 52 |
| 1957 | 65,589 |
| 1958 | 52 |
| 1958 | 63,149 |
| 1959 | 85 |
| 1959 | 55,510 |
| 1960 | 105 |
| 1960 | 52,474 |
| 1961 | 83 |
| 1961 | 49,086 |
| 1962 | 63 |
| 1962 | 46,149 |
| 1963 | 89 |
| 1963 | 49,521 |
| 1964 | 57 |
| 1964 | 46,453 |
| 1965 | 47 |
| 1965 | 45,343 |
| 1966 | 82 |
| 1966 | 40,028 |
| 1967 | 102 |
| 1967 | 39,131 |
| 1968 | 96 |
| 1968 | 38,095 |
| 1969 | 94 |
| 1969 | 35,893 |
| 1970 | 100 |
| 1970 | 33,597 |
| 1971 | 62 |
| 1971 | 28,954 |
| 1972 | 84 |
| 1972 | 24,759 |
| 1973 | 65 |
| 1973 | 21,907 |
| 1974 | 21 |
| 1974 | 20,576 |
| 1975 | 77 |
| 1975 | 19,181 |
| 1976 | 67 |
| 1976 | 18,075 |
| 1977 | 96 |
| 1977 | 21,904 |
| 1978 | 41 |
| 1978 | 19,000 |
| 1979 | 61 |
| 1979 | 18,415 |
| 1980 | 43 |
| 1980 | 19,142 |
| 1981 | 60 |
| 1981 | 17,185 |
| 1982 | 58 |
| 1982 | 17,044 |
| 1983 | 60 |
| 1983 | 16,805 |
| 1984 | 44 |
| 1984 | 15,763 |
| 1985 | 101 |
| 1985 | 14,135 |
| 1986 | 87 |
| 1986 | 17,576 |
| 1987 | 53 |
| 1987 | 14,645 |
| 1988 | 47 |
| 1988 | 14,174 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1989 | 14,102 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1990 | 13,263 |
| 1991 | 12,256 |
| 1992 | 12,100 |
| 1993 | 11,248 |
| 1994 | 10,554 |
| 1995 | 9,431 |
| 1996 | 8,648 |
| 1997 | 7,716 |
| 1998 | 7,343 |
| 1999 | 7,052 |
| 2000 | 6,640 |
| 2001 | 6,053 |
| 2002 | 5,530 |
| 2003 | 5,063 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2004 | 4,978 |
| 2005 | 5,214 |
| 2006 | 5,001 |
| 2007 | 4,590 |
| 2008 | 4,270 |
| 2009 | 3,967 |
| 2010 | 3,454 |
| 2011 | 3,332 |
| 2012 | 3,425 |
| 2013 | 3,174 |
| 2014 | 3,161 |
| 2015 | 3,297 |
| 2016 | 3,244 |
| 2017 | 2,744 |
| 2018 | 2,510 |
| 2019 | 2,357 |
| 2020 | 1,894 |
| 2021 | 2,020 |
| 2022 | 1,859 |
| 2023 | 1,706 |
| 2024 | 1,616 |