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Ricardo

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #356 to #1517.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#356#1517
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#472
1997#427
1998#390
1999#356
2000#453
2001#473
2002#524
2003#546
2004#470
2005#666
2006#560
2007#603
2008#757
2009#667
2010#645
2011#852
2012#748
2013#720
2014#695
2015#821
2016#946
2017#888
2018#1061
2019#929
2020#878
2021#939
2022#1179
2023#1175
2024#1517
2025#1359

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 31 of the 44 years from 1955 to 1998.

In 2024: #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1517 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1955–1998

    Highest recorded position: #349 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1955–1998).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1359 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #349 in Norway in 1956.

Ricardo'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#135920HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#151717HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#117524HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#117923HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#93932HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#87833HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#92931HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#106126HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#88835HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#94631HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#82138HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#69547HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#72045HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#74844HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#85234HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#64550HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#66746HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#75738HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#60349HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#56052HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#66639HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#47056HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#54642HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#52440HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#47344HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#45345HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#35665HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#39057HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#42747HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#47239HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5265HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5944HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4807HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5625HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5406HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#39311HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4818HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4828HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5177HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5975HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4818HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#35713HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#35612HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4429HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5446HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4618HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#38211HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6204HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6264HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#6084HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#6124HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5904HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5385HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4985HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4466HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3497HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3985HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified

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

Where Ricardo is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ricardo, between 1955 and 2025, in 59 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1955–199831#349 in 1956
England and Wales1996–202530#356 in 1999
Republic of Ireland2001–20246#375 in 2003

Its high point came 47 years earlier in Norway (1956) than in Republic of Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1956; it appears again in 1963.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #349 in Norway in 1956. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.