Boy · Germanic, through Spanish
Ricardo
Say it: ree-KAR-doh
Meaning
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard, from Germanic ric 'power, ruler' + hard 'hard, brave'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world and in Hispanic-American families.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 142,687 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 1998, about 1 in 628 boys
- 953 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Richard |
|---|---|
| Italian | Riccardo |
| Portuguese | Ricardo |
Famous bearers
- Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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