How Many People Are Named Ricarda?
An estimated 381 people in the United States have the first name Ricarda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Ricarda peaked in popularity in 1954 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ricarda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ricarda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
381
About 1 in 899,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1954
24 births
Total Registered
738
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ricarda
Ricarda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 738 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ricarda as a female name
Ranked #17,527 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1954 (24 births)
Ricarda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ricarda span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 146 babies were registered. Ricarda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ricarda by Decade
How has Ricarda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ricarda by State
Ricarda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ricarda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ricarda
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ricarda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ricarda?
We estimate approximately 381 people named Ricarda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 899,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Ricarda a common name?
Ricarda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 738 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ricarda most popular?
Ricarda reached peak popularity in 1954, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ricarda is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ricarda a female name?
Ricarda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ricarda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ricarda Smith, Ricarda Johnson, Ricarda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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