Given name
Richella
“combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning”·“and”
Richella 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
Richella 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
Richella 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Richella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 6 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 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Richella’s family of names
Richella has a related form in Richelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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