Ryszard
Ryszard is the Polish equivalent of "Richard", and may refer to:Ryszard Andrzejewski, Polish rap musician, songwriter and producer Ryszard Bakst (1926–1999), Polish and British pianist and piano teacher of Jewish/Polish/Russian origin Ryszard Bartel (1897–1982), Polish engineer, aircraft designer, pioneer and aviator Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish politician and historian, specialist in the…
Meaning & Origin of Ryszard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryszard is the Polish equivalent of "Richard", and may refer to:Ryszard Andrzejewski, Polish rap musician, songwriter and producer Ryszard Bakst (1926–1999), Polish and British pianist and piano teacher of Jewish/Polish/Russian origin Ryszard Bartel (1897–1982), Polish engineer, aircraft designer, pioneer and aviator Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish politician and historian, specialist in the…
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The Story of Ryszard
American parents first put Ryszard on the record books as a baby boy name in 1970, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 7 Ryszards were born — ranking #3,836 that year. About 70% of every Ryszard on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Ryszard last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 33 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ryszard
Ryszard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Ryszard's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #3,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryszard'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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