Richardo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ree-KAR-doh
- Origin
- Germanic
Richardo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “brave ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Richardo mean?
Germanic: spelling of Ricardo, a form of Richard
“brave ruler”
Richard I of England, the crusader king, was known as Richard the Lionheart.
Is Richardo a girl's or a boy's name?
Richardo is a boys' name.
How popular is Richardo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 1923.
Half of all the boys named Richardo in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Richardo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,799 |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,646 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,481 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,246 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,320 |
| 1984 | 59 | #1,189 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,487 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,393 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,378 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,348 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,559 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,463 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,363 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,455 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,466 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,272 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,246 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,395 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,546 |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,361 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,239 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,479 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,488 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
Nicknames for Richardo
- Rico 79 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Richardo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ricardo Roberto Ramiro Gerardo Rolando Fernando Christopher Armando Rodrigo Jeffrey Alberto Timothy
Names related to Richardo
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, “Richardo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/richardo, updated 20 October 2026.