Is Richelle a boy or girl name?
Richelle was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,447 US babies named Richelle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,138
- Babies named Richelle since 1942
- 8,447
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 281 babies
Boys and girls named Richelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 409 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,518 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,096 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,941 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,444 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 625 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 289 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,138 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,162 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,565 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,627 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,879 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,002 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,189 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,302 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,150 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,423 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,954 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,320 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,696 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,152 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,699 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,987 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 59 | #3,021 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,014 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,163 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,641 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,487 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,174 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,535 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,396 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,853 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,827 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,746 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,293 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,304 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,174 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,028 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,115 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 218 | #896 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 214 | #899 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 241 | #792 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 216 | #835 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 214 | #818 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 201 | #831 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 187 | #861 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 152 | #954 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 184 | #835 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 164 | #921 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 195 | #818 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 187 | #838 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 208 | #773 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 182 | #824 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 156 | #912 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 167 | #831 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 187 | #760 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 201 | #719 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 249 | #619 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 264 | #605 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 225 | #683 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 257 | #643 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 281 | #591 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 229 | #643 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 193 | #704 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 170 | #756 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 126 | #899 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,081 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 121 | #968 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,123 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,009 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,178 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,381 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,346 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,373 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,466 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,613 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,730 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,101 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,876 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,603 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,103 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,404 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,179 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,441 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,230 |
Highest rank
Richelle has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #591 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Richelle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.