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Origin: FrenchRichard is a masculine given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rฤซk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Richard yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 798 | #60 |
| 1992 | 718 | #65 |
| 1993 | 602 | #71 |
| 1994 | 503 | #74 |
| 1995 | 516 | #79 |
| 1996 | 464 | #80 |
| 1997 | 388 | #91 |
| 1998 | 367 | #99 |
| 1999 | 319 | #104 |
| 2000 | 283 | #111 |
| 2001 | 282 | #116 |
| 2002 | 230 | #135 |
| 2003 | 215 | #141 |
| 2004 | 225 | #140 |
| 2005 | 166 | #185 |
| 2006 | 178 | #185 |
| 2007 | 159 | #205 |
| 2008 | 178 | #189 |
| 2009 | 165 | #206 |
| 2010 | 144 | #236 |
| 2011 | 128 | #254 |
| 2012 | 148 | #239 |
| 2013 | 126 | #269 |
| 2014 | 135 | #259 |
| 2015 | 131 | #266 |
| 2016 | 125 | #283 |
| 2017 | 98 | #338 |
| 2018 | 109 | #311 |
| 2019 | 90 | #351 |
| 2020 | 79 | #395 |
| 2021 | 87 | #363 |
| 2022 | 72 | #410 |
| 2023 | 68 | #431 |
| 2024 | 68 | #457 |