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Richard

Boy name · Germanic · pronounced RITCH-urd

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What does Richard mean?

Brave ruler

Origin and language

Germanic, Old French
Language family: English|German|French

Popularity in the United States

Ranked No. 225 in the U.S. in 2025, so it is popular. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration data.

Popularity in England and Wales

No. 431 in England and Wales in 2025

Contains Office for National Statistics data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Related names, nicknames, and variants

Nickname: Rich, Dick, Rick, Ricky, Richie

Variant: Ricardo, Riccardo

Related: Rik, Ryszard

Using Richard across cultures

Classic royal medieval name.

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