Ringo
Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends".
Meaning & Origin of Ringo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends".
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The Story of Ringo
American parents first put Ringo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1964, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 18 Ringos were born — ranking #1,856 that year. About 26% of every Ringo on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Ringo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 244 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Ringo
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ringo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Rango
- Ringa
- Rengo
- Rongo
- Ranga
- Rigo
- Renga
- Renko
- Rinko
- Eringo
- Runco
- Uranga
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ringo
Ringo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Ringo's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #1,856. Use the chart and map above to compare Ringo'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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