Ritchie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RICH-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Ritchie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “powerful and brave”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Ritchie mean?
Germanic: Scottish surname from a pet form of Richard
“powerful and brave”
A Scottish surname formed from a pet form of Richard, now also used as a first name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ritchie a girl's or a boy's name?
Ritchie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ritchie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Ritchie, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ritchie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. 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 Ritchie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Richie 33
- Ritchie 15
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Ritchie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Ritchie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Ritchie, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 1964, with 153 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Ritchie in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 118 boys in the US were given Ritchie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,344, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
Ritchie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,879 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,508 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,607 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,304 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,035 |
| 1973 | 78 | #904 |
| 1972 | 72 | #952 |
| 1971 | 86 | #877 |
| 1970 | 87 | #861 |
| 1969 | 90 | #812 |
| 1968 | 105 | #730 |
| 1967 | 131 | #652 |
| 1966 | 127 | #656 |
| 1965 | 118 | #684 |
| 1964 | 153 | #627 |
| 1963 | 121 | #704 |
| 1962 | 97 | #771 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,261 |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,044 |
| 1959 | 71 | #905 |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,171 |
| 1957 | 84 | #822 |
| 1956 | 103 | #719 |
| 1955 | 92 | #759 |
| 1954 | 122 | #655 |
| 1953 | 82 | #785 |
| 1952 | 81 | #780 |
| 1951 | 90 | #731 |
| 1950 | 50 | #976 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,012 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,354 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,008 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,809 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,326 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,628 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
Names like Ritchie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Reggie, Robbie, Robin, Ronnie, Jamie, Freddie, Frankie, Billy, Rudy, Vinnie, Michael, Patrick
Other spellings of Ritchie
Names related to Ritchie
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, “Ritchie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ritchie, updated 20 October 2026.