MallowbyNames

Richard vs Kenneth

Richard leads today (#234 vs #294), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

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

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000RichardKenneth1880: Richard 728 · Kenneth 321881: Richard 641 · Kenneth 291882: Richard 746 · Kenneth 221883: Richard 649 · Kenneth 261884: Richard 749 · Kenneth 281885: Richard 672 · Kenneth 411886: Richard 720 · Kenneth 381887: Richard 622 · Kenneth 351888: Richard 772 · Kenneth 451889: Richard 711 · Kenneth 661890: Richard 743 · Kenneth 721891: Richard 609 · Kenneth 651892: Richard 802 · Kenneth 1021893: Richard 732 · Kenneth 831894: Richard 808 · Kenneth 1051895: Richard 727 · Kenneth 1271896: Richard 834 · Kenneth 1751897: Richard 702 · Kenneth 1641898: Richard 871 · Kenneth 1911899: Richard 744 · Kenneth 2141900: Richard 1,141 · Kenneth 2791901: Richard 784 · Kenneth 2461902: Richard 908 · Kenneth 2751903: Richard 862 · Kenneth 3301904: Richard 957 · Kenneth 4141905: Richard 1,033 · Kenneth 4741906: Richard 1,084 · Kenneth 5341907: Richard 1,235 · Kenneth 5891908: Richard 1,244 · Kenneth 6921909: Richard 1,427 · Kenneth 7461910: Richard 1,654 · Kenneth 8801911: Richard 2,030 · Kenneth 1,1481912: Richard 4,188 · Kenneth 2,5381913: Richard 5,107 · Kenneth 3,0651914: Richard 6,669 · Kenneth 4,1781915: Richard 9,143 · Kenneth 5,6811916: Richard 10,134 · Kenneth 6,0121917: Richard 10,914 · Kenneth 6,1411918: Richard 12,323 · Kenneth 6,8091919: Richard 12,441 · Kenneth 6,7961920: Richard 15,010 · Kenneth 7,8401921: Richard 16,376 · Kenneth 8,9591922: Richard 17,537 · Kenneth 9,2581923: Richard 18,887 · Kenneth 9,7341924: Richard 21,244 · Kenneth 10,3551925: Richard 23,269 · Kenneth 10,1461926: Richard 25,143 · Kenneth 10,3421927: Richard 26,768 · Kenneth 10,8481928: Richard 28,793 · Kenneth 11,1671929: Richard 29,572 · Kenneth 10,8411930: Richard 32,187 · Kenneth 11,7051931: Richard 31,822 · Kenneth 11,5681932: Richard 31,809 · Kenneth 11,7421933: Richard 31,331 · Kenneth 11,4101934: Richard 33,167 · Kenneth 11,8001935: Richard 33,946 · Kenneth 12,0671936: Richard 33,494 · Kenneth 12,4861937: Richard 32,975 · Kenneth 13,2191938: Richard 34,385 · Kenneth 14,3991939: Richard 35,386 · Kenneth 14,7151940: Richard 37,425 · Kenneth 15,1321941: Richard 39,112 · Kenneth 16,1431942: Richard 43,593 · Kenneth 18,2101943: Richard 46,339 · Kenneth 19,1121944: Richard 45,643 · Kenneth 18,0931945: Richard 46,046 · Kenneth 18,0961946: Richard 58,870 · Kenneth 22,0421947: Richard 58,532 · Kenneth 24,5861948: Richard 50,970 · Kenneth 23,5501949: Richard 50,946 · Kenneth 23,5891950: Richard 51,003 · Kenneth 23,8131951: Richard 54,541 · Kenneth 25,8411952: Richard 58,350 · Kenneth 25,9091953: Richard 58,389 · Kenneth 25,5071954: Richard 57,042 · Kenneth 26,1861955: Richard 53,566 · Kenneth 26,7431956: Richard 52,915 · Kenneth 27,4321957: Richard 52,446 · Kenneth 28,0641958: Richard 50,007 · Kenneth 26,6841959: Richard 47,202 · Kenneth 26,6401960: Richard 43,553 · Kenneth 27,7011961: Richard 41,142 · Kenneth 26,1001962: Richard 39,422 · Kenneth 25,2411963: Richard 40,772 · Kenneth 25,2351964: Richard 40,098 · Kenneth 24,8501965: Richard 36,817 · Kenneth 22,6771966: Richard 34,457 · Kenneth 20,8341967: Richard 33,585 · Kenneth 19,2631968: Richard 32,976 · Kenneth 18,0771969: Richard 31,085 · Kenneth 17,5531970: Richard 30,442 · Kenneth 16,8001971: Richard 26,154 · Kenneth 14,7631972: Richard 22,302 · Kenneth 12,3341973: Richard 19,942 · Kenneth 10,9791974: Richard 18,636 · Kenneth 10,1431975: Richard 17,687 · Kenneth 9,6341976: Richard 16,752 · Kenneth 9,1271977: Richard 17,442 · Kenneth 9,4521978: Richard 16,734 · Kenneth 9,0211979: Richard 16,713 · Kenneth 9,2361980: Richard 16,656 · Kenneth 9,6081981: Richard 16,855 · Kenneth 9,4721982: Richard 16,717 · Kenneth 9,3541983: Richard 15,888 · Kenneth 8,9651984: Richard 15,607 · Kenneth 8,7901985: Richard 15,330 · Kenneth 8,9921986: Richard 15,014 · Kenneth 8,4531987: Richard 14,401 · Kenneth 8,3541988: Richard 14,144 · Kenneth 8,5671989: Richard 14,133 · Kenneth 8,5551990: Richard 13,580 · Kenneth 8,2621991: Richard 12,553 · Kenneth 7,5761992: Richard 11,332 · Kenneth 6,7321993: Richard 10,230 · Kenneth 6,2761994: Richard 9,516 · Kenneth 5,6791995: Richard 8,784 · Kenneth 5,2261996: Richard 8,182 · Kenneth 4,9731997: Richard 7,243 · Kenneth 4,6591998: Richard 6,954 · Kenneth 4,5861999: Richard 6,502 · Kenneth 4,2852000: Richard 6,354 · Kenneth 4,1522001: Richard 5,771 · Kenneth 3,9072002: Richard 5,322 · Kenneth 3,6652003: Richard 5,054 · Kenneth 3,6432004: Richard 4,848 · Kenneth 3,4252005: Richard 4,667 · Kenneth 3,3682006: Richard 4,469 · Kenneth 3,2432007: Richard 4,425 · Kenneth 3,1082008: Richard 4,060 · Kenneth 2,9672009: Richard 3,612 · Kenneth 2,6122010: Richard 3,238 · Kenneth 2,4282011: Richard 3,165 · Kenneth 2,2172012: Richard 3,029 · Kenneth 2,2242013: Richard 2,800 · Kenneth 2,1772014: Richard 2,888 · Kenneth 2,1532015: Richard 2,688 · Kenneth 2,0332016: Richard 2,525 · Kenneth 1,9212017: Richard 2,286 · Kenneth 1,7662018: Richard 2,138 · Kenneth 1,6712019: Richard 1,990 · Kenneth 1,6232020: Richard 1,828 · Kenneth 1,4832021: Richard 1,783 · Kenneth 1,3732022: Richard 1,688 · Kenneth 1,3122023: Richard 1,645 · Kenneth 1,3212024: Richard 1,544 · Kenneth 1,1902025: Richard 1,505 · Kenneth 1,148
RichardKenneth

Head to head

RichardKenneth
2025 rank
#234
#294
Babies named in 2025
1,505
1,148
Peak year
1946
1951
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
2,577,552
1,283,974
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