How Many People Are Named Richell?
An estimated 152 people in the United States have the first name Richell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Richell peaked in popularity in 1987 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Richell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
152
About 1 in 2,254,963 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1987
13 births
Total Registered
166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richell
Richell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 166 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Richell as a female name
Ranked #17,357 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1987 (13 births)
Richell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richell span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 43 babies were registered. Richell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Richell by Decade
How has Richell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Richell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Richell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richell?
We estimate approximately 152 people named Richell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,254,963 Americans share this first name.
Is Richell a common name?
Richell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richell most popular?
Richell reached peak popularity in 1987, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richell is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richell a female name?
Richell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richell Smith, Richell Johnson, Richell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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