Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Powerful ruler
Pronunciation
r(i)-tchie, rit-chie
More about the name
Ritchie is a masculine given name, most often a diminutive form of Richard.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #627, 153 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3848, 28 births)
- Girls: peak in 1940 (rank #3502, 7 births); most recent 1954 (rank #5755, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | – |
| 2024 | 25 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | – |
| 2022 | 37 | – |
| 2021 | 28 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | – |
| 2019 | 48 | – |
| 2018 | 29 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 29 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #814, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #849, 22 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4177, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #451, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #227, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1967 (rank #256, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence