Richelle
Richelle is a feminine given name, and also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Richelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richelle is a feminine given name, and also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Richelle
Richelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 281 births, good for #590 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Richelles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,846 among baby girl names with 6 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 8K Richelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Richelle
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About the name Richelle
Richelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Richelle's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #590. Use the chart and map above to compare Richelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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