Richie

Where Richie comes from

From Richard.
— Wiktionary's entry for Richie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,168 among boys, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1941
    Richie Havens born
    American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  4. 1964
    Peak, #527
    220 babies named Richie — more than any year before or since.
  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.