Rikard

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rikard: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rikard: Recorded since 1958, it reached #262 in 1973, and it was last ranked in 2008.

1registrar recorded it
43times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#262highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Rising

among boys in Norway · 1958–2008

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1958	#479
1964	#494
1966	#437
1967	#403
1968	#414
1969	#489
1970	#434
1971	#269
1972	#446
1973	#262
1974	#386
1975	#404
1976	#365
1977	#317
1978	#497
1979	#363
1980	#443
1981	#418
1982	#450
1983	#394
1984	#514
1985	#381
1986	#400
1987	#475
1988	#298
1989	#394
1990	#324
1991	#429
1992	#413
1993	#281
1994	#352
1995	#282
1996	#292
1997	#306
1998	#317
1999	#365
2000	#382
2001	#520
2003	#440
2004	#384
2005	#505
2007	#429
2008	#454

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

RisingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 43 of the 51 years from 1958 to 2008.

Official data for Norway, 1958–2008 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1958
First recorded at #479 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2008
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1958–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #454 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys

Rikard by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rikard in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	4	1 of 10	4
1960s	34	5 of 10	7
1970s	118	10 of 10	12
1980s	104	10 of 10	10
1990sbusiest	130	10 of 10	13
2000s	49	7 of 10	7

Across Norway · Boys, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 13 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Rikard appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1958 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #262 in Norway in 1973.

Rikard's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2008	Norway	male	#454	7	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#429	8	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#505	5	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#384	8	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#440	7	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#520	5	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#382	9	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#365	10	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#317	13	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#306	14	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#292	15	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#282	16	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#352	11	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#281	18	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#413	9	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#429	9	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#324	15	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#394	11	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#298	16	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#475	8	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#400	11	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#381	12	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#514	7	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#394	11	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#450	9	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#418	10	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#443	9	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#363	12	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#497	7	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#317	14	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#365	12	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#404	10	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#386	11	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#262	19	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#446	8	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#269	17	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#434	8	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#489	6	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#414	8	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#403	8	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#437	7	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#494	5	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#479	4	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1958 and 2008, ranked in 43 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #262, first reached in 1973.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 19 births, registered in Norway in 1973.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rihana · #1020, 25y
Rihanna · #77, 21y
Rikke · #57, 69y
Rikki · #324, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Fredrikke · #261, 41y
Hogne · #264, 46y
Ingebrigt · #265, 38y
Håvar · #253, 45y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Cristina · #260, 62y
Hogne · #264, 46y
Anne-Lene · #258, 27y
Tonny · #258, 30y

Rikard was ranked #262 in Norway · Boys in 1973. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Rikard and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rikard without appearing here.

Rikard moved ahead of

Harry Compare
In 1979 they stood at #497 and #446 in Norway · Boys; by 1980 that had become #443 and #634.
Francis Compare
In 1990 they stood at #475 and #359 in Norway · Boys; by 1991 that had become #429 and #612.
Roman Compare
In 2007 they stood at #505 and #441 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #454 and #571.
Stein Compare
In 2006 they stood at #505 and #316 in Norway · Boys; by 2007 that had become #429 and #531.

Moved ahead of Rikard

Aaron Compare
In 2004 they stood at #384 and #390 in Norway · Boys; by 2005 that had become #505 and #272.
Joakim Compare
In 1971 they stood at #269 and #292 in Norway · Boys; by 1972 that had become #446 and #214.
Sebastian Compare
In 1971 they stood at #269 and #347 in Norway · Boys; by 1972 that had become #446 and #226.
Marcus Compare
In 1977 they stood at #317 and #339 in Norway · Boys; by 1978 that had become #497 and #288.

Moved the opposite way to Rikard

Joshua Compare
Between 1973 and 2008 in Norway · Boys, Rikard went from #262 to #454 while Joshua went from #548 to #322.
Kasper Compare
Between 1973 and 2008 in Norway · Boys, Rikard went from #262 to #454 while Kasper went from #549 to #44.
Luca Compare
Between 1973 and 2008 in Norway · Boys, Rikard went from #262 to #454 while Luca went from #603 to #233.
Ulrik Compare
Between 1973 and 2008 in Norway · Boys, Rikard went from #262 to #454 while Ulrik went from #482 to #103.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1958 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #262 in Norway in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Rikard

Rikard at a glance

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Popularity journey

Rikard by decade in Norway · Boys

Rikard appears in

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Rikard at a glance

Rikard by decade in Norway · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1950s

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Rikard moved ahead of

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