Ricardo is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 865 boys in the United States.
Ricardo belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Ricardo first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #115 in 1992, and in 2024 865 babies received the name — 145,612 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Ricardo is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Ricardo is a boy name. In 2024, 865 babies received the name in the US.
Ricardo comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Ricardo first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #115 in 1992, and 865 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ricardo is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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