Girls' name · since 1949
Richel
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.
- #26,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
110 girls have been named Richel since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Richel recorded 110 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1998.
- #26,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richel ranks #26,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Richel's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Richel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Richel's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Richel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1998
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Richel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (45 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Richel's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Richel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 45 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Richel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1990s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Richel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1949–1998 (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 Richel 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.