Recorded 1932–1986 Girls' name Peak 1953 212 births

Richetta — girls' name

212 babies named Richetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s301950s481960s561970s491980s19

The verdict

212 girls have been named Richetta since 1932, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1986.

212
total births
1932–1986
years on record
1960s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Richetta was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

11 babies were named Richetta in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Richetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Richetta between 1932 and 1986, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Richetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Richetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Richetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Richetta 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 212 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.

Richetta at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

212

Since 1932

55 years of records

Peak year

1953

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1932

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1986

Richetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1932

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1953)
11
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4681012 19861975197119671960195319471932 5

Richetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
56 births that decade — 26% of Richetta's all-time total
1930s101940s301950s481960s561970s491980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Richetta?
212 babies have been named Richetta since 1932. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1953 with 11 births.
When was Richetta most popular?
Richetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Richetta been used?
Richetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 55 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Richetta?
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.

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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, 1932–1986 (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.