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Ricarda

“king, ruler” + “hard, brave”

feminineLatin script

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German (Germany, Berlin)

Origin: Not established
7 language contexts: French Spanish German +4 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ricarda

Ricarda is a feminine given name documented in French, Spanish, German and 4 other languages. It is a form of Ricardo, for which English Wikipedia gives the components “king, ruler” + “hard, brave”.

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “king, ruler” + “hard, brave”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (9)

Wikidata Q3934354CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: RicardoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (8)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q3934354
Feminine usage in German · Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in French · French Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Italian · Polish Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Portuguese · Polish Wiktionary: Ricarda

Explore all 7 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Ricarda” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q3934354.

All pronunciation details (4)

[riˈkaɾ.ð̞a] — Spanish
/riˈkaɾda/ — Spanish
[riˈkaɾð̞a] — Spanish
[ʁiˈkaʁda] — German

02 / Across borders

Where Ricarda is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Ricarda’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2002: 5 girls (rank 15432).

Explore United States

4 of 15 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Ricarda

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2002: 5; applications; Rank #15,432
Peak year: 1954; 24 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Ricarda in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	7	1,935	observed
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	7	2,540	observed
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	5	4,274	observed
1916	5	4,417	observed
1917	8	3,344	observed
1918	7	3,869	observed
1919	15	2,264	observed
1920	8	3,598	observed
1921	8	3,666	observed
1922	15	2,387	observed
1923	13	2,587	observed
1924	16	2,308	observed
1925	6	4,426	observed
1926	10	3,046	observed
1927	18	2,095	observed
1928	12	2,623	observed
1929	12	2,587	observed
1930	8	3,345	observed
1931	11	2,581	observed
1932	6	3,901	observed
1933	9	2,868	observed
1934	9	2,923	observed
1935	11	2,575	observed
1936	6	3,701	observed
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	7	3,450	observed
1939	7	3,429	observed
1940	6	3,863	observed
1941	9	3,030	observed
1942	6	4,124	observed
1943	6	4,196	observed
1944	8	3,378	observed
1945	12	2,598	observed
1946	13	2,739	observed
1947	7	4,345	observed
1948	18	2,329	observed
1949	16	2,514	observed
1950	13	2,909	observed
1951	15	2,694	observed
1952	21	2,266	observed
1953	17	2,595	observed
1954	24	2,186	observed
1955	8	4,376	observed
1956	14	3,186	observed
1957	10	3,930	observed
1958	11	3,747	observed
1959	13	3,436	observed
1960	10	4,184	observed
1961	7	5,309	observed
1962	15	3,293	observed
1963	7	5,296	observed
1964	8	5,008	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	12	3,740	observed
1967	12	3,845	observed
1968	6	6,246	observed
1969	7	5,974	observed
1970	7	6,362	observed
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	7	6,558	observed
1973	11	4,871	observed
1974	8	6,258	observed
1975	6	7,984	observed
1976	11	5,215	observed
1977	10	5,888	observed
1978	5	9,750	observed
1979	5	10,210	observed
1980	8	7,418	observed
1981	9	6,804	observed
1982	6	9,237	observed
1983	7	8,047	observed
1984	7	8,153	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	7	8,523	observed
1987	5	11,325	observed
1988	5	11,798	observed
1989	6	10,847	observed
1990	6	11,409	observed
1991	7	10,271	observed
1992	7	10,479	observed
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	11,807	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	5	15,432	observed
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Ricarda” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Ricarda Huch
1864–1947
German writer (1864–1947)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Funk
born 1992
German kayaker
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Lang
born 1994
German politician (born 1994)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Haaser
born 1993
Austrian alpine skier
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Ricarda with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q3934354CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
German Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: RicardoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Ricarda.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ricarda

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “king, ruler” + “hard, brave”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (9)

Wikidata Q3934354CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: RicardoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (8)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q3934354
Feminine usage in German · Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in French · French Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Italian · Polish Wiktionary: Ricarda
Feminine usage in Portuguese · Polish Wiktionary: Ricarda

Explore all 7 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Ricarda” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q3934354.

All pronunciation details (4)

[riˈkaɾ.ð̞a] — Spanish
/riˈkaɾda/ — Spanish
[riˈkaɾð̞a] — Spanish
[ʁiˈkaʁda] — German

Where Ricarda is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Ricarda’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2002: 5 girls (rank 15432).

Explore United States

4 of 15 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Ricarda

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2002: 5; applications; Rank #15,432
Peak year: 1954; 24 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Ricarda in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	7	1,935	observed
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	7	2,540	observed
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	5	4,274	observed
1916	5	4,417	observed
1917	8	3,344	observed
1918	7	3,869	observed
1919	15	2,264	observed
1920	8	3,598	observed
1921	8	3,666	observed
1922	15	2,387	observed
1923	13	2,587	observed
1924	16	2,308	observed
1925	6	4,426	observed
1926	10	3,046	observed
1927	18	2,095	observed
1928	12	2,623	observed
1929	12	2,587	observed
1930	8	3,345	observed
1931	11	2,581	observed
1932	6	3,901	observed
1933	9	2,868	observed
1934	9	2,923	observed
1935	11	2,575	observed
1936	6	3,701	observed
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	7	3,450	observed
1939	7	3,429	observed
1940	6	3,863	observed
1941	9	3,030	observed
1942	6	4,124	observed
1943	6	4,196	observed
1944	8	3,378	observed
1945	12	2,598	observed
1946	13	2,739	observed
1947	7	4,345	observed
1948	18	2,329	observed
1949	16	2,514	observed
1950	13	2,909	observed
1951	15	2,694	observed
1952	21	2,266	observed
1953	17	2,595	observed
1954	24	2,186	observed
1955	8	4,376	observed
1956	14	3,186	observed
1957	10	3,930	observed
1958	11	3,747	observed
1959	13	3,436	observed
1960	10	4,184	observed
1961	7	5,309	observed
1962	15	3,293	observed
1963	7	5,296	observed
1964	8	5,008	observed
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	12	3,740	observed
1967	12	3,845	observed
1968	6	6,246	observed
1969	7	5,974	observed
1970	7	6,362	observed
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	7	6,558	observed
1973	11	4,871	observed
1974	8	6,258	observed
1975	6	7,984	observed
1976	11	5,215	observed
1977	10	5,888	observed
1978	5	9,750	observed
1979	5	10,210	observed
1980	8	7,418	observed
1981	9	6,804	observed
1982	6	9,237	observed
1983	7	8,047	observed
1984	7	8,153	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	7	8,523	observed
1987	5	11,325	observed
1988	5	11,798	observed
1989	6	10,847	observed
1990	6	11,409	observed
1991	7	10,271	observed
1992	7	10,479	observed
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	11,807	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	5	15,432	observed
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Ricarda Huch
1864–1947
German writer (1864–1947)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Funk
born 1992
German kayaker
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Lang
born 1994
German politician (born 1994)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Ricarda Haaser
born 1993
Austrian alpine skier
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q3934354CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
German Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: RicardaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: RicardoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Ricarda.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Ricarda

About Ricarda

Meaning in the sources

Where Ricarda is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Ricarda Huch

Ricarda Funk

Ricarda Lang

Ricarda Haaser

Ricardo

Riccarda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Ricarda

About Ricarda

Meaning in the sources

Where Ricarda is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Ricarda Huch

Ricarda Funk

Ricarda Lang

Ricarda Haaser

Ricardo

Riccarda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Ricarda

Meaning in the sources

Where Ricarda is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Ricarda Huch

Ricarda Funk

Ricarda Lang

Ricarda Haaser

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Ricardo

Riccarda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Ricarda

Meaning in the sources

Where Ricarda is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Ricarda Huch

Ricarda Funk

Ricarda Lang

Ricarda Haaser

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Ricardo

Riccarda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page