Ritchard

RIH-cherd /ˈɹɪtʃɚd/
boy 2 syllables fading

Ritchard is a very rare variant of Richard that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Ritchard is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Ritchard was first reported in SSA data in 1927 and peaked in 1967 (10 births).

About the name Ritchard

PronunciationRIH-cherd /ˈɹɪtʃɚd/
10peak births 1967
1927first in SSA data

Names similar to Ritchard

How popular is Ritchard?

Boys named Ritchard
192719301940195019601970198019902000
Boys named Ritchard per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1927–2000 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2000) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ritchard total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200066#10,072
199877#8,267
19965—#10,217
19706—#4,618
19697—#3,859
19685—#4,613
196710—#2,733
19669—#2,941
19606—#3,976
19585—#4,396
19575—#4,437
19535—#4,247
19276—#4,117