Richa
Girl · RICH-ah · Sanskrit
Richa is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Vedic verse”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Richa mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit rica 'verse of praise'
“Vedic verse”
The Rigveda takes its name from the same Sanskrit word, rc, 'verse of praise'.
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- RICH-ah
Is Richa a girl's or a boy's name?
Richa is a girls' name.
How popular is Richa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Richa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Richa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Richa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Richa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Richa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
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