Girls' name · since 1932
Richetta
Richetta has 212 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Richetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 212 have been recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richetta has been recorded 212 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1986.
- #19,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1932
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richetta ranks #19,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1932, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Richetta's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Richetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Richetta splits its recorded history at 1963: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Richetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1986
- Peak year (1953)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Richetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (56 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Richetta's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Richetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 56 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Richetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 1980s (19) -- 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 Richetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1932–1986 (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 Richetta 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.