Girls' name · since 1922
Richardine
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Richardine, peaking in 1944. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Richardine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 146 recorded since 1922.
Richardine has 146 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1959.
- #23,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1922
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richardine ranks #23,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1922, peaking in the 1940s.
- #23,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Richardine's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Richardine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Richardine's full recorded timeline at 1941, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Richardine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1959
- Peak year (1944)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Richardine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (59 births, 40% of the file).
1940s was Richardine's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Richardine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 59 births (40% of all-time use).
Richardine by state
Where Richardine concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 18 | 12.3% |
18 of 146 births nationwide.
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What to do with Richardine's data
- Richardine's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1950s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Richardines (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Richardine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Richardine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.