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The name Richard peaked for girls at #477 in 1929. Richard is also used for boys, ranking #232 in 2024.

The name Richard is a boy's name of German origin meaning "dominant ruler".

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A classic old Norman name popular for a thousand years and favored for kings (Richard Nixon was named for Richard the Lionhearted), as well as the hoi polloi (as in every Tom, Dick and Harry), Richard was the sixth most popular US <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys’ name</a> in 1925, and was still Number 8 in 1950, but is now much less popular. 
 We predict that if parents do readopt the name Richard, it will be in its full and formal version. All the possible nicknames -- Richie (too Happy Days), Ricky, (too I Love Lucy) and especially Dick (too tricky and teasable) -- sound so dated that it's hard to imagine Richard ever coming back into style. But not that long ago, people said that about now-hot <a href="https://nameberry.com/">baby names</a> Jake and Max.

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The name Richard is currently ranked #232 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #5 in 1940. The name is most popular in RICHARD, RICHARD, and RICHARD. Richard is occasionally used for girls in 2022.

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