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How popular is the name Richmond?

Births per year, rank history and how many Richmonds are alive today.

Richmond (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. The name peaked in 2005, when 8 babies were given the name, the 1991st most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2020, with 7 babies given the name that year.

The Richmond you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old - or else around 3: the name has two living generations. Half of all Richmonds born in England and Wales are between 8 and 24, and there are at least 150 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Richmond - on average, only one in every 2,020 such rooms contains a Richmond.

How many babies are named Richmond each year?

02468200020201996: 31997: 41998: 42001: 32003: 52004: 72005: 82006: 72007: 52008: 62009: 52010: 62011: 72013: 42014: 32015: 42016: 32018: 52020: 72022: 72023: 42024: 52025: 6actual

Where does Richmond rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,8631997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 2,4192001: ranked 3,1342003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 2,0702005: ranked 1,9912006: ranked 2,2822007: ranked 3,0952008: ranked 2,7752009: ranked 3,2272010: ranked 2,9412011: ranked 2,6132013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 4,6322015: ranked 3,9082016: ranked 4,8102018: ranked 3,4122020: ranked 2,6822022: ranked 2,7562023: ranked 4,1082024: ranked 3,6892025: ranked 3,256

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Richmond per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 8 in 2005
Richmond: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Richmond most popular?

Richmond peaked in 2005, when 8 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Richmond?

At least 150 people named Richmond born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Richmond?

Most living Richmonds are between 8 and 24; the most common age is about 21. There is a second cluster around 3.

Is Richmond becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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