Richie

Where Richie comes from

From Richard.
— Wiktionary's entry for Richie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Richie through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,168 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1933
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1941
    Richie Havens born
    American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  4. 1964
    Peak, #527
    220 babies named Richie, the most in any year.
  5. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #852.
  6. 1985
    Richie Porte born
    Australian racing cyclist
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Namesakes
  • Richie Havens · American singer-songwriter and guitarist, 1941–2013
  • Richie Porte · Australian racing cyclist, born 1985
  • Richie Laryea · Canadian soccer player, born 1995
  • Richie Ginther · American racing driver, 1930–1989
  • Richie Faulkner · British guitarist, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.