Given name
Ricarda
“a brave and strong ruler”·“a powerful ruler”
Ricarda is a feminine form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Ricarda carries the interpretation “a brave and strong ruler.” Ricarda is a feminine form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
Ricarda is used as a feminine counterpart of Richard.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ricarda is a feminine form of Richard. The history of Richard gives this family its wider story. The Normans brought Richard to England, where it was borne by three kings. Richard I’s nickname Lionheart and his later appearance in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped give the name a lasting place in popular historical storytelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ricarda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 738
- 0 boys · 738 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,787 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ricarda’s family of names
Ricarda is a feminine form of Richard. Ricarda has a related form in Richarda. Ricarda has a related form in Richanda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ricarda
- Ricarda HuchGerman writer (1864–1947)
- Richenza of NortheimHoly Roman Emperess1087–1141
- Ricarda FunkGerman kayakerborn 1992
- Ricarda LangGerman politician (born 1994)
- Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of SwedenQueen of Sweden1347–1377
- Ricarda HaaserAustrian alpine skierborn 1993
- Ricarda BauernfeindCyclist from Germanyborn 2000
- Ricarda MultererGerman fencerborn 1990
- Ricarda WalklingGerman association football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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