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Richelle

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Richelle has been given to about 8,456 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 8,069
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Richelle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 281
  • Born in 20259
  • All time8,456
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Richelle?

Its best year was 1969, when 281 babies were given the name, ranking 591st. The typical living American called Richelle is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Richelle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Michelle0.90
  2. Michele0.87
  3. Nichelle0.90
  4. Rochelle0.85
  5. Rachelle0.85
  6. Mechelle0.74
  7. Nichole0.72
  8. Giselle0.69

Middle names for Richelle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Richelle Marie0.89
  2. Richelle Grace0.89
  3. Richelle Jane0.89
  4. Richelle Louise0.89
  5. Richelle June0.88
  6. Richelle Claire0.88

Sibling names for Richelle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.88
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.85
  3. Georginasister · 0.84
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  5. Damonbrother · 0.81
  6. Andrebrother · 0.80

Where Richelle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Richelle White0.84
    2. Richelle Nguyen0.84
    3. Richelle Moore0.84
    4. Richelle Hill0.84
    5. Richelle Hall0.84
    6. Richelle Brown0.84

    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 Richelle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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