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“king, ruler” + “hard, brave”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Rikard is a masculine given name documented in French, Swedish, Danish and 5 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, from the components “king, ruler” + “hard, brave”.
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Meaning: “king, ruler” + “hard, brave”
From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Do latim Ricardus, que veio por sua vez do germânico, a partir do frâncico Rīcohard, de ric (poder, domínio) + hard (duro, forte). Significa forte comandante.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Rikard
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 4 | 448 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 470 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 7 | 413 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 382 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 397 | observed |
| 1969 | 6 | 464 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 419 | observed |
| 1971 | 17 | 265 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 429 | observed |
| 1973 | 19 | 257 | observed |
| 1974 | 11 | 366 | observed |
| 1975 | 10 | 389 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 351 | observed |
| 1977 | 14 | 301 | observed |
| 1978 | 7 | 468 | observed |
| 1979 | 12 | 348 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 417 | observed |
| 1981 | 10 | 392 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 427 | observed |
| 1983 | 11 | 373 | observed |
| 1984 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 363 | observed |
| 1986 | 11 | 384 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 459 | observed |
| 1988 | 16 | 288 | observed |
| 1989 | 11 | 381 | observed |
| 1990 | 15 | 316 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 409 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 388 | observed |
| 1993 | 18 | 277 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 341 | observed |
| 1995 | 16 | 274 | observed |
| 1996 | 15 | 281 | observed |
| 1997 | 14 | 295 | observed |
| 1998 | 13 | 307 | observed |
| 1999 | 10 | 347 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 372 | observed |
| 2001 | 5 | 483 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 7 | 421 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 366 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 475 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 8 | 403 | observed |
| 2008 | 7 | 439 | observed |
| 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 |
Statistics count the spelling “Rikard” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
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People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian composer (1842–1866)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · 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.
