Recorded 1982–1997 Girls' name Peak 1988 37 births

Rychelle — girls' name

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.

1980s161990s21
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.

What the Data Says About Rychelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Rychelle between 1982 and 1997, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rychelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rychelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rychelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rychelle 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 37 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.

Rychelle at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

37

Since 1982

16 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1982

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1997

Rychelle popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 1997199219911990198819871982 5

Rychelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 57% of Rychelle's all-time total
1980s161990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rychelle?
37 babies have been named Rychelle since 1982. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
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?
Rychelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 16 years of data through 1997.
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.

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, 1982–1997 (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.