How Many People Are Named Richie?
An estimated 6,425 people in the United States have the first name Richie. It is predominantly male (94.4%). The average bearer is 44 years old, and Richie peaked in popularity in 1964 with 230 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Richie 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 Richie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,425
About 1 in 53,347 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.4% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1964
230 births
Total Registered
7,478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Richie
Richie is predominantly male (94.4%), though 419 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Richie as a male name
Ranked #1,798 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (220 births)
Richie as a female name
Ranked #10,885 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1946 (16 births)
Richie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Richie span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,761 babies were registered. Richie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Richie by Decade
How has Richie 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.
Richie by State
Birth registrations for Richie span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii. On average, about 132 Richies were registered per state.
Richie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Richie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Richie
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Richie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Richie?
We estimate approximately 6,425 people named Richie 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 53,347 Americans share this first name.
Is Richie a common name?
Richie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Richie most popular?
Richie reached peak popularity in 1964, when 230 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Richie is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Richie a male name?
Richie is predominantly male. 94.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Richie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Richie Smith, Richie Johnson, Richie 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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