as a First Name
Short form of Richard. There was a medieval given name Rich(e), but it is connected only indirectly with the modern form. It is a short form of several medieval names, including not only Richard but also other, rarer names of Old French (Germanic) origin with the same first element, as, for example, Rich(i)er ‘power army’ and Richaud ‘power rule’.
| 1,358th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 19,838
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Rich per capita
- 1962
- marked the height of its popularity
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