Richmond
Richmond was the 5563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 433rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,299 places. More babies were named Richmond in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,563 boys, down 568 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,305babies recorded
Richmond popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,563 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,995 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,804 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,978 | 30 |
| 1990 | #1,697 | 48 |
| 1980 | #2,348 | 22 |
| 1970 | #1,204 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,425 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,120 | 41 |
| 1940 | #1,030 | 40 |
| 1930 | #955 | 51 |
| 1920 | #1,230 | 35 |
| 1910 | #777 | 16 |
| 1900 | #675 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,128 | 5 |
| 1880 | #733 | 8 |
How popular is Richmond, counting every spelling?
Richmond has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Richmond?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Richmond (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Richmond born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Richmond.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Richmond?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Richmond are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 26 and 64. That makes Richmond mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Richmond: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Richmond, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Richmond
How popular is the name Richmond?
Richmond was the 5563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 433rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,299 places. More babies were named Richmond in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Richmond a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Richmond in the US.