How Many People Are Named Richella?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Richella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Richella peaked in popularity in 1967 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richella 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 Richella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Richella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1967
6 births
Total Registered
23
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richella
Richella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Richella as a female name
Ranked #11,404 in 1988
6 female births in 1988
Peak: 1967 (6 births)
Richella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richella span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 11 babies were registered. While Richella is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Richella by Decade
How has Richella 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.
Richella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Richella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richella?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Richella 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Richella a common name?
Richella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richella most popular?
Richella reached peak popularity in 1967, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richella is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richella a female name?
Richella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richella Smith, Richella Johnson, Richella 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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