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Richel

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Richel has been given to about 110 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 104
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Richel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time110

How popular is Richel?

Its best year was 1991, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 9169th. The typical living American called Richel is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Richel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Michel0.88
  2. Rachel0.80
  3. Rochel0.80
  4. Richelle0.72
  5. Rachael0.69
  6. Itzel0.62
  7. Racheal0.63
  8. Ariel0.57

Middle names for Richel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Richel Anne0.81
  2. Richel Catherine0.78
  3. Richel Josephine0.78
  4. Richel Marie0.77
  5. Richel Grace0.77
  6. Richel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Richel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amandasister · 0.58
  2. Jessicasister · 0.57
  3. Travisbrother · 0.56
  4. Ambersister · 0.56
  5. Dustinbrother · 0.56
  6. Coreybrother · 0.56

Where Richel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Richel Anderson0.77
    2. Richel White0.72
    3. Richel Nguyen0.72
    4. Richel Moore0.72
    5. Richel Hill0.72
    6. Richel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Richel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.