Recardo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- reh-KAR-doh
- Origin
- Germanic
Recardo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “brave ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Recardo mean?
Germanic: spelling of Ricardo, Spanish form of Richard
“brave ruler”
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard, from Germanic ric 'ruler' and hard 'brave'.
Is Recardo a girl's or a boy's name?
Recardo is a boys' name.
How popular is Recardo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1943.
Half of all the boys named Recardo in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Recardo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
Names like Recardo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rodrigo, Osvaldo, Alvaro, Ricardo, Rolando, Eduardo, Marco, Luis, Roberto, Pablo, Romero, Rico
Names related to Recardo
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Recardo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/recardo, updated 20 October 2026.