Richard is a boy's name of English origin meaning “strong in rule.” In 2024 it was given to 1,539 boys in the United States.
Richard belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “strong in rule” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Richard first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5 in 1930, and in 2024 1,539 babies received the name — 2,576,005 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Richard means “strong in rule” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Richard is a boy name. In 2024, 1,539 babies received the name in the US.
Richard comes from the English & American tradition.
Richard first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #5 in 1930, and 1,539 babies were given the name in 2024.
Richard is pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ (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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