MallowbyNames

Frank vs Richard

Richard leads today (#234 vs #513), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Frank and Richard per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000FrankRichard1880: Frank 3,242 · Richard 7281881: Frank 2,834 · Richard 6411882: Frank 3,176 · Richard 7461883: Frank 2,986 · Richard 6491884: Frank 3,218 · Richard 7491885: Frank 3,067 · Richard 6721886: Frank 3,127 · Richard 7201887: Frank 2,883 · Richard 6221888: Frank 3,459 · Richard 7721889: Frank 2,975 · Richard 7111890: Frank 3,078 · Richard 7431891: Frank 2,652 · Richard 6091892: Frank 3,150 · Richard 8021893: Frank 2,917 · Richard 7321894: Frank 2,863 · Richard 8081895: Frank 3,012 · Richard 7271896: Frank 2,845 · Richard 8341897: Frank 2,726 · Richard 7021898: Frank 2,925 · Richard 8711899: Frank 2,550 · Richard 7441900: Frank 3,477 · Richard 1,1411901: Frank 2,402 · Richard 7841902: Frank 2,756 · Richard 9081903: Frank 2,644 · Richard 8621904: Frank 2,799 · Richard 9571905: Frank 2,837 · Richard 1,0331906: Frank 2,798 · Richard 1,0841907: Frank 2,943 · Richard 1,2351908: Frank 3,146 · Richard 1,2441909: Frank 3,244 · Richard 1,4271910: Frank 3,768 · Richard 1,6541911: Frank 4,314 · Richard 2,0301912: Frank 7,912 · Richard 4,1881913: Frank 9,237 · Richard 5,1071914: Frank 12,002 · Richard 6,6691915: Frank 15,006 · Richard 9,1431916: Frank 15,291 · Richard 10,1341917: Frank 15,768 · Richard 10,9141918: Frank 17,018 · Richard 12,3231919: Frank 15,701 · Richard 12,4411920: Frank 16,430 · Richard 15,0101921: Frank 16,705 · Richard 16,3761922: Frank 16,013 · Richard 17,5371923: Frank 15,903 · Richard 18,8871924: Frank 16,044 · Richard 21,2441925: Frank 15,329 · Richard 23,2691926: Frank 14,493 · Richard 25,1431927: Frank 14,377 · Richard 26,7681928: Frank 13,570 · Richard 28,7931929: Frank 12,966 · Richard 29,5721930: Frank 12,535 · Richard 32,1871931: Frank 11,472 · Richard 31,8221932: Frank 11,497 · Richard 31,8091933: Frank 10,962 · Richard 31,3311934: Frank 10,640 · Richard 33,1671935: Frank 10,420 · Richard 33,9461936: Frank 10,186 · Richard 33,4941937: Frank 10,127 · Richard 32,9751938: Frank 10,260 · Richard 34,3851939: Frank 9,991 · Richard 35,3861940: Frank 10,595 · Richard 37,4251941: Frank 10,795 · Richard 39,1121942: Frank 12,248 · Richard 43,5931943: Frank 12,246 · Richard 46,3391944: Frank 11,340 · Richard 45,6431945: Frank 10,874 · Richard 46,0461946: Frank 12,667 · Richard 58,8701947: Frank 13,994 · Richard 58,5321948: Frank 12,698 · Richard 50,9701949: Frank 11,960 · Richard 50,9461950: Frank 11,606 · Richard 51,0031951: Frank 11,477 · Richard 54,5411952: Frank 11,268 · Richard 58,3501953: Frank 11,180 · Richard 58,3891954: Frank 10,995 · Richard 57,0421955: Frank 11,109 · Richard 53,5661956: Frank 11,151 · Richard 52,9151957: Frank 11,268 · Richard 52,4461958: Frank 11,325 · Richard 50,0071959: Frank 10,942 · Richard 47,2021960: Frank 10,755 · Richard 43,5531961: Frank 10,433 · Richard 41,1421962: Frank 9,761 · Richard 39,4221963: Frank 9,527 · Richard 40,7721964: Frank 9,333 · Richard 40,0981965: Frank 8,319 · Richard 36,8171966: Frank 7,787 · Richard 34,4571967: Frank 7,426 · Richard 33,5851968: Frank 6,897 · Richard 32,9761969: Frank 6,917 · Richard 31,0851970: Frank 6,805 · Richard 30,4421971: Frank 6,089 · Richard 26,1541972: Frank 5,165 · Richard 22,3021973: Frank 4,785 · Richard 19,9421974: Frank 4,365 · Richard 18,6361975: Frank 4,212 · Richard 17,6871976: Frank 3,899 · Richard 16,7521977: Frank 3,894 · Richard 17,4421978: Frank 3,775 · Richard 16,7341979: Frank 3,928 · Richard 16,7131980: Frank 3,734 · Richard 16,6561981: Frank 3,638 · Richard 16,8551982: Frank 3,604 · Richard 16,7171983: Frank 3,361 · Richard 15,8881984: Frank 3,330 · Richard 15,6071985: Frank 3,302 · Richard 15,3301986: Frank 3,178 · Richard 15,0141987: Frank 3,123 · Richard 14,4011988: Frank 3,271 · Richard 14,1441989: Frank 3,049 · Richard 14,1331990: Frank 3,188 · Richard 13,5801991: Frank 2,881 · Richard 12,5531992: Frank 2,756 · Richard 11,3321993: Frank 2,503 · Richard 10,2301994: Frank 2,479 · Richard 9,5161995: Frank 2,247 · Richard 8,7841996: Frank 2,149 · Richard 8,1821997: Frank 2,023 · Richard 7,2431998: Frank 1,889 · Richard 6,9541999: Frank 1,855 · Richard 6,5022000: Frank 1,708 · Richard 6,3542001: Frank 1,634 · Richard 5,7712002: Frank 1,587 · Richard 5,3222003: Frank 1,500 · Richard 5,0542004: Frank 1,466 · Richard 4,8482005: Frank 1,480 · Richard 4,6672006: Frank 1,401 · Richard 4,4692007: Frank 1,333 · Richard 4,4252008: Frank 1,228 · Richard 4,0602009: Frank 1,138 · Richard 3,6122010: Frank 1,077 · Richard 3,2382011: Frank 1,048 · Richard 3,1652012: Frank 985 · Richard 3,0292013: Frank 1,007 · Richard 2,8002014: Frank 991 · Richard 2,8882015: Frank 945 · Richard 2,6882016: Frank 957 · Richard 2,5252017: Frank 890 · Richard 2,2862018: Frank 807 · Richard 2,1382019: Frank 773 · Richard 1,9902020: Frank 694 · Richard 1,8282021: Frank 691 · Richard 1,7832022: Frank 708 · Richard 1,6882023: Frank 650 · Richard 1,6452024: Frank 658 · Richard 1,5442025: Frank 584 · Richard 1,505
FrankRichard

Head to head

FrankRichard
2025 rank
#513
#234
Babies named in 2025
584
1,505
Peak year
1880
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
915,978
2,577,552
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