Riccardo

maleStatistical record

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

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

Riccardo: Recorded since 1988, its highest recorded position is #319, and it stood at #1,322 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
35times a registrar ranked it
37years from first to last
#319highest recorded position
10groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#680
1997	#845
1998	#1110
1999	#973
2000	#1425
2001	#1746
2002	#1411
2003	#1513
2004	#2304
2005	#2174
2006	#1401
2007	#1666
2008	#2276
2009	#2318
2010	#2941
2011	#2892
2012	#1852
2013	#2055
2014	#1281
2015	#1442
2016	#1627
2017	#1398
2018	#1382
2019	#1439
2020	#1192
2021	#1516
2022	#1534
2023	#1407
2024	#1322

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 Republic of Ireland in 6 of the 34 years from 1988 to 2021.

In 2021: #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1516 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1988–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1988
First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2021
Highest recorded position: #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1988–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Riccardo appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 29 ranked years and 390 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1988.

Riccardo across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Riccardo's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#319 (1988)	#319 (1988)	#631 (2021)	6 of 34	19 (1988–2021)	4 (2021)
England and Wales · Boys	#680 (1996)	#680 (1996)	#1322 (2024)	29 of 29	390 (1996–2024)	23 (1996)

Riccardo by decade in England and Wales · 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 Riccardo in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	68	4 of 10	17
2000s	91	10 of 10	9
2010s	139	10 of 10	14
2020sbusiest	92	5 of 10	18

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Riccardo appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1988 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #319 in Republic of Ireland in 1988.

Riccardo'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
2024	England and Wales	male	#1322	20	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1407	18	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1516	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1192	22	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1439	17	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1382	18	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1398	18	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1442	17	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1281	20	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1852	12	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1666	12	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1401	14	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1411	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#973	15	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1110	12	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#845	18	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#680	23	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#631	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1988 and 2024, ranked in 30 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #319, first reached in 1988.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 23 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 8 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

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Ricco · #711, 27y
Richard · #9, 81y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Najma · #318, 33y
Qasim · #318, 29y
Stefano · #318, 33y
Elvis · #321, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Dayne · #319, 23y
Amiee · #318, 26y
Leoni · #320, 32y
Lowell · #318, 14y

Riccardo was ranked #319 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1988. 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.

Riccardo 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 Riccardo without appearing here.

Riccardo moved ahead of

Grant Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2055 and #2055 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1281 and #2690.
Garry Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2892 and #2613 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1852 and #3039.
Glenn Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2892 and #1909 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1852 and #3039.
Barry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2055 and #1920 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1281 and #2079.

Moved ahead of Riccardo

Theodor Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2318 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #1201.
Filip Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1513 and #1771 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2304 and #1160.
Cillian Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2304 and #3009 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #2174 and #1190.
Kasper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1513 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2304 and #1347.

Moved the opposite way to Riccardo

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Riccardo

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riccardo went from #680 to #1322 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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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 2 regions, from 1988 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #319 in Republic of Ireland in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Riccardo

Riccardo at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Riccardo across 2 official records

Riccardo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Riccardo at a glance

Riccardo across 2 official records

Riccardo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1980s

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