Recorded 1949–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 110 births

Richel — girls' name

110 babies named Richel in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61960s151970s191980s451990s25

The verdict

110 girls have been named Richel since 1949, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

110
total births
1949–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Richel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Richel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Richel

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Richel between 1949 and 1998, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Richel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Richel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Richel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Richel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 110 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Richel at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

110

Since 1949

50 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1949

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1998

Richel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1949

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
45678910 1998199019861983197819631949 6

Richel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 41% of Richel's all-time total
1940s61960s151970s191980s451990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richel?
110 babies have been named Richel since 1949. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Richel most popular?
Richel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Richel been used?
Richel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 50 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Richel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Richard, Richelle, Ricki, Ricky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.