Ricardo
“powerful and strong leader”
Boy’s name, of Portuguese and Spanish origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,666th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −10.1% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1974
Meaning and origin of Ricardo
Ricardo means “powerful and strong leader” and is of Portuguese and Spanish origin.
Popularity of Ricardo in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1974.
- Over recent years, Ricardo has been falling (−10.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ricardo every 114 schools, all spellings combined.
Ricardo in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
376th boys’ name2,580 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,993−2.9% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,184th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,093
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,313th boys’ name61 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,547−5.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Riccardo (in French)20
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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