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 #1794

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Richie Richard
Current Rank #1794 #232
Total Births (all years) 7,059 2,576,005
Peak Year 1964 1946
Peak Year Births 220 58,871
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richie Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss 5 74,603
1920ss 39 222,598
1930ss 106 330,501
1940ss 343 477,472
1950ss 648 535,453
1960ss 1,703 373,894
1970ss 1,139 202,808
1980ss 640 154,750
1990ss 782 94,874
2000ss 677 48,582
2010ss 598 26,737
2020ss 379 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richie Richard
2014 75 2,887
2015 69 2,687
2016 69 2,523
2017 48 2,284
2018 49 2,137
2019 57 1,989
2020 73 1,826
2021 65 1,782
2022 84 1,684
2023 66 1,645
2024 91 1,539

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, 1919–2024.

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