Total births
37
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.
- 37
- total births
- 1982–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that 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.
- 37 total births
- 1982–1997 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Rychelle since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.
- 37
- total births
- 1982–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Rychelle was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rychelle in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Rychelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1997
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Rychelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1997. 6 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rychelle: Baby Name Since 1982 - 37 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rychelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.