Richel vs Richard

Side-by-side comparison of Richel and Richard — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Richel

Girl name

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Richel Richard
Current Rank Unranked #233
Total Births (all years) 110 2,577,552
Peak Year 1991 1946
Peak Year Births 9 58,870
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richel Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss — 74,603
1920ss — 222,599
1930ss — 330,502
1940ss 6 477,476
1950ss — 535,461
1960ss 15 373,907
1970ss 19 202,804
1980ss 45 154,745
1990ss 25 94,876
2000ss — 48,582
2010ss — 26,747
2020ss — 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richel Richard
2014 — 2,888
2015 — 2,688
2016 — 2,525
2017 — 2,286
2018 — 2,138
2019 — 1,990
2020 — 1,828
2021 — 1,783
2022 — 1,688
2023 — 1,645
2024 — 1,544
2025 — 1,505

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–1998.

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