Richey
Richey is a surname and a given name. Notable people with these names include:
Meaning & Origin of Richey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richey is a surname and a given name. Notable people with these names include:
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The Story of Richey
Richey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 27 Richeys were born — ranking #1,513 that year. As of 2026, Richey ranks #10,642 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 474 Richeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Richey
Richey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 474 births in the dataset. Richey's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #1,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Richey'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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