Riccardo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ri-KAR-doh
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Riccardo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “powerful and brave”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Riccardo mean?
Germanic: Italian form of Richard
“powerful and brave”
The Italian form of Richard.
Is Riccardo a girl's or a boy's name?
Riccardo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riccardo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Riccardo, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 1996, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Riccardo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were given Riccardo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #836, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Ricardo 20
- Riccardo 16
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Riccardo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 28 | #629 |
How popular is Riccardo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Riccardo, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Riccardo in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 849 boys in the US were given Riccardo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #390, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
- Ricardo 833
- Riccardo 16
Riccardo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,612 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,508 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,579 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,520 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,657 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,582 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,332 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,700 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,018 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
Nicknames for Riccardo
- Rico 79 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Riccardo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rodrigo, Rico, Lorenzo, Hugo, Reggie, Robin, Leonardo, Alvaro, Reginald, Rory, Rocco, Orlando
Other spellings of Riccardo
Names related to Riccardo
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Riccardo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riccardo, updated 20 October 2026.