Richardson is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10503 in 2018 with 7 recorded births. This places Richardson in the bottom 26% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 16 births ranking #4743. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 16.7%. In 2018, approximately 1 in every 259,353 boys born was named Richardson. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.