Richardson · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 76 recorded years as a table

Richardson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1919	8
1920	6
1923	5
1925	4
1928	11
1931	7
1932	6
1938	7
1940	6
1943	5
1946	5
1949	3
1950	3
1951	4
1953	5
1954	3
1955	3
1956	4
1957	5
1959	2
1961	3
1962	3
1965	3
1966	3
1967	3
1970	4
1971	3
1973	3
1975	3
1976	6
1977	5
1978	5
1980	4
1981	4
1982	6
1983	3
1984	7
1985	3
1986	3
1987	6
1988	7
1989	4
1991	4
1992	5
1993	5
1994	7
1995	5
1996	3
1997	4
1998	7
1999	5
2000	8
2001	5
2002	6
2003	5
2004	7
2005	7
2006	5
2007	7
2008	6
2009	3
2010	4
2011	8
2012	5
2013	6
2014	5
2015	3
2016	7
2017	4
2018	4
2019	6
2021	6
2022	6
2023	8
2024	8
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Richardson isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 10
Rank in 2025: #7,679
How rare: 1 in 170,807 boys
Since 1919: 669

Most popular in 1928, at 11 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 124% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.