Richie
Richie was the 1861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 528th with 220 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Richie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,861 boys, up 114 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964220 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,575babies recorded
Richie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,760 | #1,861 | 12 | 85 |
| 2020 | — | #1,975 | — | 73 |
| 2010 | — | #2,114 | — | 64 |
| 2000 | — | #1,602 | — | 74 |
| 1990 | — | #1,359 | — | 68 |
| 1980 | — | #1,094 | — | 69 |
| 1970 | — | #624 | — | 169 |
| 1960 | #5,089 | #737 | 8 | 110 |
| 1950 | #3,901 | #1,071 | 9 | 44 |
| 1940 | #2,703 | #1,359 | 11 | 25 |
| 1930 | #4,458 | #3,530 | 6 | 7 |
| 1920 | #5,630 | — | 5 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Richie, counting every spelling?
Richie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,412 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,861 for Richie on its own. Together these spellings went to 118 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie | 85 | #1,861 | 391 |
| Ritchie | 28 | #3,926 | 146 |
| Richy | 5 | #13,477 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Richie?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Richie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Richie 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Richie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Richie?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Richie are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 24 and 60. That makes Richie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Richie by state
How common Richie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Richie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Richie, they share its era and feel.
Richie is also a nickname for Richard and Ricardo.
Questions about the name Richie
How popular is the name Richie?
Richie was the 1861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 528th with 220 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Richie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Richie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Richie in the US.
Where is Richie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Richie was most common in California (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.