NameTides

Ritchie

Ritchie was the #3,848 boys' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales.

Ritchie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ritchie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Ritchie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,848 (28)#2,014 (12)#762 (3)——
2024#4,200 (25)#1,859 (13)———
2023#3,883 (28)#1,701 (14)#728 (3)——
2022#3,216 (37)#2,166 (10)#590 (4)——
2021#3,814 (28)#2,125 (10)#437 (7)——
2020#3,344 (33)#2,960 (6)#476 (6)——
2019#2,656 (48)#4,702 (3)#464 (6)——
2018#3,708 (29)#4,749 (3)———
2017#3,781 (28)#3,040 (6)#352 (10)——
2016#3,681 (29)#4,023 (4)#401 (8)——
2015#4,179 (24)#2,483 (8)———
2014#3,617 (29)#2,079 (10)#490 (6)——
2013#4,313 (22)#3,315 (5)#687 (3)——
2012#4,390 (22)#3,039 (6)#500 (5)——
2011#3,605 (29)#2,613 (7)#544 (4)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1964 at #627.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ritchie is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 66,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 87,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ritchie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ritchie (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RitchieCanadaBoys—too few
RitchieEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
RitchieIrelandBoys—too few
RitchieNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RitchieScotlandBoys#7623
RitchieUSGirls—too few
RitchieUSBoys#3,84828