How Many People Are Named Richelle?
An estimated 7,667 people in the United States have the first name Richelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Richelle peaked in popularity in 1969 with 281 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richelle 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 Richelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,667
About 1 in 44,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1969
281 births
Total Registered
8,447
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richelle
Richelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,447 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Richelle as a female name
Ranked #13,138 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (281 births)
Richelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richelle span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,096 babies were registered. Richelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Richelle by Decade
How has Richelle 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.
Richelle by State
Birth registrations for Richelle span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Idaho. On average, about 155 Richelles were registered per state.
Richelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Richelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richelle?
We estimate approximately 7,667 people named Richelle 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 44,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Richelle a common name?
Richelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,447 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richelle most popular?
Richelle reached peak popularity in 1969, when 281 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richelle is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richelle a female name?
Richelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richelle Smith, Richelle Johnson, Richelle 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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