as a First Name
Pet form of Richard. The suffix -ie was originally characteristic of Scotland and northern England, but the name is now found elsewhere. It is also used as a given name in its own right, in some cases representing a transferred use of the surname derived from the pet name.
| 2,648th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,668
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Richie per capita
- 1964
- marked the height of its popularity
0.36%
99.64%
6%
55+
55+
62%
30-54
30-54
14%
13-29
13-29
19%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
