Name meaning & stats
Ricardo
Ricardo means “strong ruler” (Portuguese origin). 143,808 US babies since 1940, peak 1998.
What it means
“strong ruler”
PortugueseForm of Richard
In US birth records
Peak year: 1998
143,808 US babies were named Ricardo between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Ricardo (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Ricardo is the main spelling
- Ricardo 99%
- Riccardo 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1998)