UK boy's name
Ricards
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ricards is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ricards popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4749, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 9 births.
This profile covers 38 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2011 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 38 living people in the UK are called Ricards. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ricards ranked #4749 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 9 boys were registered as Ricards.
- • About 38 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ricards as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4749
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
2015
9 births
Estimated living
38
2026
Popularity
Ricards over time
The chart below shows babies named Ricards registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ricards, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2018, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ricards by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ricards was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3464 | 38 | 7 |
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Names similar to Ricards
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- Riley 37,992
- Robert 27,462
- Reuben 25,122
- Rhys 24,418
- Reece 24,329
- Rory 21,870
- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Ricards: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ricards in the UK right now?
In 2018, Ricards was ranked #4749 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ricards most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 9 babies registered as Ricards in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ricards in the UK?
A total of 38 babies have been registered as Ricards across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.