Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Richard
Endangered
Down 97.4% from peak
Peak era
1946
Peak births
58,870
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Richard
How many people are named Richard?
An estimated 1.3 million living Americans are named Richard.
How rare is Richard?
Richard is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,505 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.4% from its 1946 peak.
How old is the typical Richard?
The median age of a living American named Richard is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 72 years old.
Is Richard still popular?
No. Richard is endangered as a baby name, down 97.4% from its 1946 peak with 1,505 births in 2025.
Where is Richard most common?
Richard has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19462025
Peak year
1946
Decline from peak
97.4%
2025
1,505
All-time
2,577,552
Where it lives now
Richard is most concentrated in New Hampshire — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Richard is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.