How Many People Are Named Richey?
An estimated 398 people in the United States have the first name Richey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Richey peaked in popularity in 1963 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richey 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 Richey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
398
About 1 in 861,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1963
27 births
Total Registered
474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richey
Richey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 474 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Richey as a male name
Ranked #11,798 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1963 (27 births)
Richey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richey span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 181 babies were registered. Richey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Richey by Decade
How has Richey 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.
Richey by State
Richey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Richey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richey?
We estimate approximately 398 people named Richey 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 861,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Richey a common name?
Richey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richey most popular?
Richey reached peak popularity in 1963, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richey is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richey a male name?
Richey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richey Smith, Richey Johnson, Richey 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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