Given name & surname
Richardo
“a powerful ruler”
Richardo is a variant of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Richardo is a variant of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Richardo is a variant of Richard. An origin associated with Richard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Richardo is a variant 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
Richardo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,065
- 2,065 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 67 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 boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,690 as a first name in 2020; 116 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Richardo’s family of names
Richardo has a related form in Richard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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