Boy name Germanic origin Catholic tradition

Ricardo

ree-KAR-doh · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Powerful ruler
Language
Germanic
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Spanish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#375
2024 births865
Peak year1998
First appeared1888
Total US births145,612
1998 peak18881922195619902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RickRicky
Alternate spellings
Riccardo
In other languages
RicardoRichardRiccardo

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