Riccardo

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Boy · Germanic

Riccardo

Say it: reek-KAR-doh

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Meaning

From Germanic Richard, from ric 'ruler, power' and hard 'hardy, brave'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1970s

In the United States

1,505 babies given this name since 1913
At its height in 1979, about 1 in 46,500 boys
10 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

English	Richard
French	Richard
Spanish	Ricardo

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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