Richard has been given to about 2,587,082 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.
Richard ranks 234th among American boys in 2025, with 1,505 born that year. Its best year was 1946, when 58,990 babies were given the name, ranking 5th. The typical living American called Richard is about 68 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.41% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.