Riccardo
Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Riccardo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Riccardo
Riccardo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 37 Riccardos were born — ranking #1,570 that year. As of 2026, Riccardo ranks #6,229 for baby boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Riccardos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Riccardo
Riccardo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Riccardo's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,332. Use the chart and map above to compare Riccardo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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