Ritchie
Ritchie was the 3926th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 628th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Ritchie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,926 boys, down 527 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,170babies recorded
Ritchie popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 50 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,926 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 33 |
| 2010 | #5,203 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,344 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,609 | 52 |
| 1980 | #1,949 | 29 |
| 1970 | #866 | 87 |
| 1960 | #1,057 | 54 |
| 1950 | #985 | 50 |
| 1940 | #2,292 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,239 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,436 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ritchie, counting every spelling?
Ritchie is a spelling of Richie, a name family that ranked #1,412 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,926 for Ritchie 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 Ritchie?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ritchie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ritchie 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ritchie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ritchie?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Ritchie are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 33 and 63. That makes Ritchie 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.
Ritchie by state
How common Ritchie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.1×). In 49 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 Ritchie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ritchie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ritchie
How popular is the name Ritchie?
Ritchie was the 3926th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 628th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Ritchie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Ritchie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ritchie in the US.
Where is Ritchie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ritchie was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.