Richelle
Richelle was the 10743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 591st with 281 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,319 places. More babies were named Richelle in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,743 girls, down 2,861 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1969281 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,456babies recorded
Richelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,743 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7,882 | 14 |
| 2010 | #3,152 | 53 |
| 2000 | #2,396 | 65 |
| 1990 | #899 | 214 |
| 1980 | #838 | 187 |
| 1970 | #643 | 257 |
| 1960 | #1,179 | 86 |
| 1950 | #2,876 | 14 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Richelle, counting every spelling?
Richelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Richelle?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Richelle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Richelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Richelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Richelle?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Richelle are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 35 and 55. That makes Richelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Richelle by state
How common Richelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Richelle
How popular is the name Richelle?
Richelle was the 10743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 591st with 281 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,319 places. More babies were named Richelle in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Richelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Richelle in the US.
Where is Richelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Richelle was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).