Given name
Richele
“combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning”·“and”
Richele is a variant of Richelle. One American interpretation is “combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning "a brave and strong ruler" and "the innocent lamb.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Richele is a variant of Richelle. One American interpretation is “combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning "a brave and strong ruler" and "the innocent lamb.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Richele is a variant of Richelle. An origin associated with Richelle is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Richele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 751
- 0 boys · 751 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 708 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Richele’s family of names
Richele has a related form in Richelle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls