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Richmond
OriginGerman
Meaning"powerful protector"
US Rank#5563
2025 SSA
About Richmond
Richmond is a place-name — it's the capital of Virginia, US, and a town in London, UK — that makes a fresh way to honor an ancestral Richard.
Pronounced RICH-mund.
As of October 2026, Richmond ranked #5563 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #433 in 1899.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,986 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #4,264 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2016 | #4,287 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | #4,432 | 23 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | #4,081 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #4,928 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | #4,991 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | #3,892 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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