Given name & surname
Ritch
“a powerful ruler”
Ritch is a variant of Rich. In English use, Rich carries the interpretation “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ritch is a variant of Rich. In English use, Rich carries the interpretation “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ritch through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 25 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 8 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 boys is 7 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 194 as a first name in 2020; 2,309 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Ritch, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a powerful ruler”
96% boys · 4% girls
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>99% boys
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“song of Joy”
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>99% boys
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