Richie
Diminutive of Richard, a Germanic name combining ric, ruler, with hard, meaning brave or hardy; it is also a Scottish and Irish surname.
Richie in 2025
Richie was given to 97 babies in the United States in 2025 — 85 boys and 12 girls, making it the 3,622nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 34,179 babies born.
The history of Richie
Richie reached its highest point in 1964, when 230 babies were given the name, ranking 1,167th that year.
Across the 127 years of records since 1899, 7,575 babies have been named Richie. Half of them were born before 1974, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Richie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Richie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 2,134 |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,752 |
| 1910s | 25 | 5,158 |
| 1920s | 105 | 4,212 |
| 1930s | 149 | 2,873 |
| 1940s | 441 | 1,801 |
| 1950s | 739 | 1,613 |
| 1960s | 1,761 | 1,167 |
| 1970s | 1,148 | 1,430 |
| 1980s | 645 | 2,526 |
| 1990s | 782 | 2,635 |
| 2000s | 677 | 3,696 |
| 2010s | 598 | 4,300 |
| 2020s | 493 | 3,597 |
Where Richie is heading
Richie has risen 41% over the past decade, from 69 babies in 2015 to 97 in 2025.
Names like Richie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Richie.