Richard is a distinctive choice, ranked #431 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Richard in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#431
US Rank #234
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About the Name Richard
Richard is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 47 places over five years. Its high point was #62 in 1996, and it now sits at #398. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 4 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Richard is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Richard in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #232, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Richard
Richard Burton — Richard Walter Burton was a Welsh actor.
Richard Keys — Richard Keys is an English sports presenter who has worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky UK, Talksport, Al Jazeera, Fox Sports, ESPN Star Sports and BeIN Sports; he has presented many top-level football matches.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Richard
Unlikely. With around 92 UK babies named Richard per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Richard in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Richard has been fairly steady, ranked #431 in 2025 against #351 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #62 in 1996.
Richard is more popular in the US (#232) than in the UK (#398). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Richard include: Richard J. Leon, Richard Keys and Richard Branson. Short summaries for each appear below.
Richard appears in the US top 500 at #232 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
92
UK babies named Richard (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 80 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Richard
Almost certainly the only Richard in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Richard
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Richard Keys is an English sports presenter who has worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky UK, Talksport, Al Jazeera, Fox Sports, ESPN Star Sports and BeIN Sports; he has presented many top-level football matches.
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies.
Richard I, known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.