Masculine dossier · first seen 1888
Ricardo
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
3,044
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Ricardo
How many people are named Ricardo?
An estimated 130,869 living Americans are named Ricardo.
How rare is Ricardo?
Ricardo is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 833 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 72.6% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Ricardo?
The median age of a living American named Ricardo is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 47 years old.
Is Ricardo still popular?
Not especially. Ricardo has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 833 births in 2025.
Where is Ricardo most common?
Ricardo has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 21.0× more often than the national baseline.
1888Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
72.6%
2025
833
All-time
146,456
Where it lives now
Ricardo is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 10.7× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Ricardo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.