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Ricardo

Boy's name · #380 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Ricardo reached #115 in 1992 and has eased to #380 since. About 146,000 boys have carried it since 1888.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#48 in Mexico (2024) · #97 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #164 in Ecuador (2025) · #668 in Poland (2025) · #884 in Italy (2024) · #966 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,359 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,682 in France (2025) · #1,718 in Austria (2025) · #2,095 in Canada (2025) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #984 in Belgium (2023) and 6 more.

Famous Ricardos

• Ricardo Quaresma — Portuguese footballer (born 1983)
• Ricardo Carvalho — Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1978)
• Ricardo Lagos — President of Chile from 2000 to 2006 (born 1938)
• Ricardo Rodriguez — Swiss footballer (born 1992)
• Ricardo Martinelli — President of Panama from 2009 to 2014 (born 1952)
• Ricardo Montalbán — Mexican actor (1920–2009)
• Ricardo Pereira — Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
• Ricardo — Portuguese footballer (born 1976)
• Ricardo Darín — Argentine actor, director and producer (born 1957)
• Ricardo Zamora — Spanish footballer (1901–1978)

In stories & tradition

• Ricardo Reis — Heteronym of Fernando Pessoa; neoclassical and Horatian poet; fictional Portuguese physician and monarchist exile; author of Odes
• Ricardo Tubbs — Miami Vice (film)
• Ricardo Morales — Law & Order: LA (TV series)

What Ricardos become

Among 3,761 notable people named Ricardo:

Sports figures appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer (born 1983).

Similar names: Richard · Francisco · Reece · Eduardo · Jorge · Gerardo

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