Girls' name · since 1982

Rychelle

37 babies named Rychelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,617 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade

37 girls have been named Rychelle since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Rychelle recorded 37 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1997.

  • #38,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1982
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rychelle ranks #38,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.

#38,617 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rychelle's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rychelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rychelle splits its recorded history at 1990: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rychelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 1982198719881990199119921997 5

Rychelle by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 57% of the file).

1990s was Rychelle's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Rychelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rychelle? ▼
Rychelle has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,617 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 6 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Rychelle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rychelle ranks #38,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rychelle most popular? ▼
Rychelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rychelle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rychelle since 1982 -- 16 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Rychelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryce. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rychelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–1997 (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 Rychelle 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.