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Richie

Pronounced R IH1 CH IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1964
  • 111 years in use
  • 3 spellings
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How popular is Richie?

Richie is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 12,113 children — the 979th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1964, when 393 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Ritchie, Richey and Ritchey — because they are pronounced identically.

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1964Boys: 393Girls: 10

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Richie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Ritchie
  • Richey
  • Ritchey

Nicknames

Richie is itself a short form of Richard.

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R IH1 CH IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Richie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Richie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Richie?
Richie ranks 979th among boys' names in US records, with 12,113 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 986.
Is Richie a unisex name?
No. Richie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Richie most popular?
1964, when 393 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Richie spelled?
Ritchie, Richey, Ritchey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.