The name Richard is a boy's name of German origin meaning "dominant ruler". Richard is ranked #175 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Classic Baby Names for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia".
From the experts:
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 boys’ name 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 baby names Jake and Max.
Lists containing Richard:
- Classic Baby Names for Boys
- Classic Baby Names for Boys
- Prince Names
- Traditional Baby Names
- Royal Names for Boys
- Jane Austen Baby Names
- Boy Names ALWAYS in the Top 1000
- Werewolf Baby Names
- Midcentury Baby Names
- Baby Names from the 1920s
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