Recorded 1967–1988 Girls' name Peak 1967 23 births

Richella — girls' name

23 babies named Richella in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s111980s6

The verdict

23 girls have been named Richella since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

23
total births
1967–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Richella was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

6 babies were named Richella in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Richella

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Richella between 1967 and 1988, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Richella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Richella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Richella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Richella 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 23 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.

Richella at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

23

Since 1967

22 years of records

Peak year

1967

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1967

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1988

Richella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1967

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1967)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1988197719731967 6

Richella by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 48% of Richella's all-time total
1960s61970s111980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richella?
23 babies have been named Richella since 1967. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1967 with 6 births.
When was Richella most popular?
Richella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Richella been used?
Richella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 22 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Richella?
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, 1967–1988 (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.