Richie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RICH-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,008 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,852 for boys
Richie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “powerful and brave”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).
What does Richie mean?
Germanic: pet form of Richard
“powerful and brave”
A pet form of Richard, also found as a surname, especially in Scotland in the spelling Ritchie.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Richie a girl's or a boy's name?
Richie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 12 girls and 85 boys in the US.
How popular is Richie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,008th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Richie, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Richie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were given Richie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.
- Richie 33
- Ritchie 15
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Richie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2021 | 37 | #909 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 34 | #951 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 38 | #891 |
| 2014 | 37 | #891 |
| 2013 | 49 | #741 |
| 2012 | 41 | #840 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 31 | #920 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 30 | #657 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Richie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,852nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Richie, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,962nd. Its busiest year was 1964, with 220 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919. 12 girls were also named Richie in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Richie in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 118 boys in the US were given Richie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,344, up from #1,852 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 31% of the babies named Richie in the US in 1940, and 12% in 2025.
Richie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,852 |
| 2024 | 91 | #1,795 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,172 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,874 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,962 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,047 |
| 2015 | 69 | #2,055 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,035 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,345 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,206 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,972 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,736 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,568 |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,581 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,577 |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,420 |
| 1996 | 104 | #1,139 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,425 |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,336 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,374 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,183 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,124 |
| 1990 | 68 | #1,348 |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,070 |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,074 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,268 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,227 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,143 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,088 |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,294 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,089 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,034 |
| 1978 | 114 | #795 |
| 1977 | 90 | #895 |
| 1976 | 97 | #845 |
| 1975 | 114 | #774 |
| 1974 | 110 | #769 |
| 1973 | 86 | #852 |
| 1972 | 143 | #671 |
| 1971 | 143 | #692 |
| 1970 | 169 | #624 |
| 1969 | 163 | #611 |
| 1968 | 176 | #571 |
| 1967 | 183 | #550 |
| 1966 | 182 | #564 |
| 1965 | 193 | #551 |
| 1964 | 220 | #527 |
| 1963 | 188 | #575 |
| 1962 | 164 | #604 |
| 1961 | 124 | #686 |
| 1960 | 110 | #732 |
| 1959 | 112 | #721 |
| 1958 | 87 | #803 |
| 1957 | 75 | #872 |
| 1956 | 59 | #968 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,046 |
| 1954 | 75 | #832 |
| 1953 | 53 | #988 |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,043 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,096 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,063 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,296 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,144 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,035 |
| 1946 | 48 | #967 |
| 1945 | 42 | #986 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,212 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,214 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,381 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,411 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,334 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,818 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,756 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,723 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
Names like Richie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Reggie, Ronnie, Robin, Frankie, Vinnie, Rudy, Lenny, Freddie, Robbie, Rory, Joey, Bobby
Other spellings of Richie
Names related to Richie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Richie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/richie, updated 20 October 2026.