Richie vs Richard

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

Name A

Richie

Boy name · Rank #1799

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Richie Richard
Current Rank #1799 #233
Total Births (all years) 7,144 2,577,552
Peak Year 1964 1946
Peak Year Births 220 58,870
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richie Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s 5 74,603
1920s 39 222,599
1930s 106 330,502
1940s 343 477,476
1950s 648 535,461
1960s 1,703 373,907
1970s 1,139 202,804
1980s 640 154,745
1990s 782 94,876
2000s 677 48,582
2010s 598 26,747
2020s 464 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richie Richard
2014 75 2,888
2015 69 2,688
2016 69 2,525
2017 48 2,286
2018 49 2,138
2019 57 1,990
2020 73 1,828
2021 65 1,783
2022 84 1,688
2023 66 1,645
2024 91 1,544
2025 85 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, 1919–2025.

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