Richie Boy
How popular is Richie?
#1,852 boy name in 2025
85 baby boys were named Richie in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Richie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,852 for boys (▼ 57 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 85 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,055 in 2015, #1,962 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (220 boys) |
| Highest rank | #527 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Richie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Richie family of names ranked #1,543 for boys in 2025 (#1,468 the year before), with 90 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Richie | 85 | 94% |
| Richy | 5 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Richie is most popular
Babies named Richie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (104 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Richie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1920s | 39 | #2,842 |
| 1930s | 106 | #1,723 |
| 1940s | 343 | #967 |
| 1950s | 648 | #721 |
| 1960s | 1,703 | #527 |
| 1970s | 1,139 | #624 |
| 1980s | 640 | #1,070 |
| 1990s | 782 | #1,124 |
| 2000s | 677 | #1,568 |
| 2010s | 598 | #1,919 |
| 2020s | 464 | #1,795 |
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Questions
- Is Richie a boy or girl name?
- Richie is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Richie were boys.
- How popular is the name Richie?
- 85 baby boys were named Richie in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Richie most popular?
- Richie peaked in 1964, when 220 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #527 in 1964.
- How many people are named Richie?
- 7,575 babies have been named Richie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,415 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
- Where is Richie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Richie was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.