Riccardo

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A few things about Riccardo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Riccardo

Riccardo Montolivo

Italian association football player

Choose Riccardo and your child shares a first name with Riccardo Montolivo, an Italian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Riccardo, like who?” Riccardo Montolivo's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 106,383 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Riccardo, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Riccardo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRiccardo first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1954, when it ranked #1,333. Today it's #5,608, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowRiccardo is 2.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 243,902 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 106,383.
• 🚀TrendRiccardo has climbed 1,894 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,608. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningRiccardo is an Italian form of Richard, which means “brave ruler”. Our records link it to German, Italian and Portuguese roots.

About the name Riccardo

Riccardo is a boy name of German, Italian and Portuguese origin meaning “brave ruler”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-rdo”. US birth records list Riccardo for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 84 of those 113 years. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked #1,333 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,608, with 16 babies.

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