Rickard
Masculine · “A form of Richard”
Rickard is Richard in its Swedish and Norman-Irish form, a sturdy two-syllable name with the hard k that English long ago softened. One Rickard built the modern business of boxing, selling the first million-dollar gate.
How old is the name Rickard?
Rickard first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Rickard alive today was born around 1952, making them about 73 years old. About 400 people named Rickard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rickard most popular?
Rickard peaked in 1950, reaching #1364 nationally. See the whole 1950 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Ricohard to Rickard
The story of Rickard
Rickard is the Swedish form of Richard and an old surname in Ireland, where the Normans brought the name. George 'Tex' Rickard, a cowboy, gold-rush saloon keeper and gambler, became the great boxing promoter of the 1920s: his 1921 fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier drew the first million-dollar gate, and he built the third Madison Square Garden. English speakers may hear rick in the name, the old word for a stack of hay or grain, which comes from Old English hreac and was in use centuries before Rick became a nickname for Richard.
Meaning
A form of Richard, 'strong ruler'
Richard joins the Germanic words for 'ruler' (ric) and 'hardy, strong' (hard). Rickard keeps the k sound of the older forms.
How the name formed
- Ricohard
- Richard
- Rickard
Related forms: Rickard · Richard · Riocard · Riccardo
Pronouncing Rickard
RIK-erd
Two syllables with the stress on the first; Swedish speakers say REE-kard.
Nicknames for Rickard
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1916
- Most boys named
- 195830 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1364reached in 1950
- Change vs 1977
- +33.3%8 in 1979, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rickard in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Rickard in Swedish — same name
- Richard in English — same name
- Riocard in Irish — same name
- Riccardo in Italian — same name
Rickards among us
people named Rickard are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Rickard sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A settled meaning shared with Richard.
- Comes with Rick and Ricky as ready short forms.
- Distinct from the common spelling while sounding familiar.
- People will hear Richard or Rickert and may need it spelled.
- It reads as a mid-century name.
- Swedish and American pronunciations differ.
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Frequently asked
- How many Rickards are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Rickard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rickard in 2025?
- Rickard is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
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- Rickard will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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