# Richie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/richie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Richy |
| US babies named this | 7,575 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7,144 / 431 (6% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 812, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Richard.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 6 | 5,929 |
| 1958 | 5 | 6,817 |
| 1959 | 9 | 4,558 |
| 1960 | 8 | 5,089 |
| 1961 | 8 | 5,198 |
| 1962 | 6 | 6,416 |
| 1963 | 6 | 6,439 |
| 1964 | 10 | 4,572 |
| 1965 | 7 | 5,688 |
| 1968 | 13 | 3,950 |
| 1971 | 9 | 5,893 |
| 1981 | 5 | 11,710 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12,021 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,931 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8,760 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | 2,370 |
| 2012 | 68 | 2,043 |
| 2013 | 45 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 75 | 1,937 |
| 2015 | 69 | 2,066 |
| 2016 | 69 | 2,062 |
| 2017 | 48 | 2,627 |
| 2018 | 49 | 2,608 |
| 2019 | 57 | 2,387 |
| 2020 | 73 | 1,975 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2,188 |
| 2022 | 84 | 1,888 |
| 2023 | 66 | 2,185 |
| 2024 | 91 | 1,804 |
| 2025 | 85 | 1,861 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 907 |
| 2012 | 39 | 805 |
| 2013 | 43 | 751 |
| 2014 | 31 | 935 |
| 2015 | 32 | 927 |
| 2016 | 31 | 946 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1,021 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,040 |
| 2019 | 31 | 929 |
| 2020 | 30 | 944 |
| 2021 | 33 | 907 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1,029 |
| 2023 | 34 | 910 |
| 2024 | 33 | 945 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1,035 |

## People named Richie

- Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013)
- Richie Porte, Australian racing cyclist
- Richie Laryea, Canadian soccer player
- Richie Ginther, American racing driver (1930-1989)
- Richie Faulkner, British guitarist (born 1980)
- Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian electronic musician and record producer
- Richie Ramone, American drummer
- Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
- Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and journalist (1930–2015)
- Richie Furay, American musician
- Richie Woodhall, British boxer
- Richie Ashburn, American baseball player (1927–1997)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.