Rasmus vs Ricardo
Rasmus and Ricardocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1998, Rasmus was ranked #145 and Ricardo #526 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Rasmus was ranked #3256 and Ricardo #1359 among boys in England and Wales.
Rasmus and Ricardo over time
Rasmus and Ricardo appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ricardo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rasmus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Rasmus and Ricardo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1955 to 1998, ending at #145 and #526.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Rasmus #2578 in 2004, Ricardo #470 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1955–1998
Rasmus held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ricardo in 1.
Highest recorded here: Rasmus #145 in 1998, Ricardo #349 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Rasmus #145, Ricardo #526.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2003–2025
Rasmus held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ricardo in 14.
Highest recorded here: Rasmus #2578 in 2004, Ricardo #470 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rasmus #3256, Ricardo #1359.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Rasmus | Ricardo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1359 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rasmus has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ricardo.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ricardo
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #398 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–1998
Highest recorded position: #349 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1955–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1359 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys