How Many People Are Named Richmond?
An estimated 2,355 people in the United States have the first name Richmond. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Richmond peaked in popularity in 1921 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richmond 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 Richmond paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,355
About 1 in 145,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1921
73 births
Total Registered
4,287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richmond
Richmond is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,287 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Richmond as a male name
Ranked #6,722 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (73 births)
Richmond: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richmond span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 533 babies were registered. Richmond has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Richmond by Decade
How has Richmond 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.
Richmond by State
Birth registrations for Richmond span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Alabama, Mississippi. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Massachusetts. On average, about 39 Richmonds were registered per state.
Richmond + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richmond as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Richmond
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Richmond: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richmond?
We estimate approximately 2,355 people named Richmond 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 145,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Richmond a common name?
Richmond is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richmond most popular?
Richmond reached peak popularity in 1921, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richmond is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richmond a male name?
Richmond is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richmond Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richmond Smith, Richmond Johnson, Richmond 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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