Is Richie a boy or girl name?
Richie is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 91 boys were named Richie, so 9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.6% of the 7,478 US babies named Richie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,798
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,885
- Babies named Richie since 1899
- 7,478
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 230 babies
Boys and girls named Richie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 20 | 80% |
| 1920s | 39 | 66 | 62.9% |
| 1930s | 106 | 43 | 28.9% |
| 1940s | 343 | 98 | 22.2% |
| 1950s | 648 | 91 | 12.3% |
| 1960s | 1,703 | 58 | 3.3% |
| 1970s | 1,139 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 640 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 782 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 677 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 598 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 379 | 17 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | #1,798 | 9 | #10,885 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,886 | 8 | #12,016 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 69 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 104 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 68 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,304 | 5 | #11,707 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 114 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 90 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 97 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 114 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 110 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 86 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 143 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 143 | #697 | 9 | #5,894 |
| 1970 | 169 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 163 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 176 | #572 | 13 | #3,951 |
| 1967 | 183 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 182 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 193 | #553 | 7 | #5,685 |
| 1964 | 220 | #528 | 10 | #4,569 |
| 1963 | 188 | #577 | 6 | #6,438 |
| 1962 | 164 | #606 | 6 | #6,418 |
| 1961 | 124 | #688 | 8 | #5,198 |
| 1960 | 110 | #737 | 8 | #5,089 |
| 1959 | 112 | #726 | 9 | #4,558 |
| 1958 | 87 | #806 | 5 | #6,818 |
| 1957 | 75 | #877 | 6 | #5,929 |
| 1956 | 59 | #976 | 9 | #4,396 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,053 | 14 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 75 | #841 | 9 | #4,214 |
| 1953 | 53 | #998 | 7 | #4,930 |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,053 | 15 | #2,898 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,107 | 8 | #4,299 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,071 | 9 | #3,901 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,319 | 6 | #5,129 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,157 | 8 | #4,140 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,050 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1946 | 48 | #975 | 16 | #2,467 |
| 1945 | 42 | #991 | 15 | #2,321 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,232 | 13 | #2,600 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,238 | 7 | #4,116 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,413 | 7 | #4,041 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,442 | 6 | #4,331 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,359 | 11 | #2,703 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,882 | 6 | #4,252 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,678 | 6 | #4,124 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,912 | 7 | #3,732 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,947 | 6 | #4,136 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,293 | 12 | #2,613 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,224 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,530 | 6 | #4,459 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,195 | 6 | #4,482 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,115 | 6 | #4,709 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,709 | 7 | #4,232 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,758 | 5 | #5,629 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,338 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,875 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,226 | 6 | #4,913 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,483 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,630 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,681 | 6 | #4,717 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,211 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,019 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,488 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,370 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Richie reached #528 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #1,370 in 1899. 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 Richie
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.