Richard

Richard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Richard is a masculine given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.

From Wikipedia

Richard first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,089 babies (rank #62 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Richard

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Richard yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
33PersonalityThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,514

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,089

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,089	#62
1997	880	#71
1998	683	#82
1999	547	#97
2000	500	#101
2001	391	#113
2002	301	#141
2003	306	#148
2004	251	#167
2005	255	#172
2006	233	#188
2007	250	#192
2008	239	#200
2009	222	#209
2010	219	#221
2011	201	#237
2012	197	#249
2013	185	#262
2014	181	#268
2015	200	#256
2016	184	#278

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,089

#62

1997

880

#71

1998

683

#82

1999

547

#97

2000

500

#101

2001

391

#113

2002

301

#141

2003

306

#148

2004

251

#167

2005

255

#172

2006

233

#188

2007

250

#192

2008

239

#200

2009

222

#209

2010

219

#221

2011

201

#237

2012

197

#249

2013

185

#262

2014

181

#268

2015

200

#256

2016

184

#278

Meaning

Numerology of Richard

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Richard

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Year-by-Year Detail