Given name & surname
Richelle
“combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning”·“and”
Richelle is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning "a brave and strong ruler" and "the innocent lamb.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “combination of Ricarda and Rachel, meaning "a brave and strong ruler" and "the innocent lamb.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Richelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,456
- 0 boys · 8,456 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 281 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,743 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,743 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 281 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,854 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.
Richelle’s family of names
Richelle has a related form in Richele. Richelle has a related form in Richel. Richelle has a related form in Richell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rychellevariant
- Richellvariant
- Richellavariant
- Richelevariant
- Richelvariant
- Rychelavariant
- Rychellavariant
- Rychelevariant
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People named Richelle
- Richelle MeadAmerican writerborn 1976
- Chely WrightAmerican singerborn 1970
- Richelle Soppi MbellaCameroonian Judo playerborn 1990
- Richelle CareyAmerican journalistborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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