How Many People Are Named Richardson?
An estimated 563 people in the United States have the first name Richardson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Richardson peaked in popularity in 2000 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richardson 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 Richardson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
563
About 1 in 608,800 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2000
16 births
Total Registered
659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richardson
Richardson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 659 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Richardson as a male name
Ranked #6,721 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (16 births)
Richardson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richardson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 119 babies were registered. While Richardson is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Richardson by Decade
How has Richardson 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.
Richardson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richardson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Richardson
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Richardson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richardson?
We estimate approximately 563 people named Richardson 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 608,800 Americans share this first name.
Is Richardson a common name?
Richardson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richardson most popular?
Richardson reached peak popularity in 2000, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richardson is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richardson a male name?
Richardson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richardson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richardson Smith, Richardson Johnson, Richardson 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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