Richelle
Richelle is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 7 births. Its best rank was 591st, in 1969.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 70.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 1969281 births
- Best rank
- #591in 1969
- Since 1942
- 8,447people given the name
The story in the numbers
8,447 girls have been named Richelle in the United States since 1942, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1969, with 281 births.
The name has all but left use: 7 births in 2024, against 281 at the peak.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1980, and the 1970s alone account for 25%. It has spent 28 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Richelle | |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 61 | |
| 1950s | 409 | |
| 1960s | 1,518 | |
| 1970s | 2,096 | |
| 1980s | 1,941 | |
| 1990s | 1,444 | |
| 2000s | 625 | |
| 2010s | 289 | |
| 2020s | 64 |
In 1969, its biggest year
Richelle was the 591st most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1969 were Lisa, Michelle, Jennifer, Kimberly and Melissa. See all of 1969.
Names that rose and fell with Richelle
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Michellapeak 1990
- Stephanniepeak 1972
- Lachellepeak 1990
- Rachellepeak 1971
- Brigettepeak 1968
- Christiannepeak 1971
- Bridgettepeak 1970
- Cherisepeak 1971
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.