girl's name

Richa

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 728

Richa is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Richa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Richa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 22
1980s 61
1990s 188
2000s 257
2010s (to 2017) 106

How popular is Richa?

In 2017, Richa was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Richa is used

Canada #3,560 5 in 2018
England & Wales #5,035 4 in 2014
United States #12,848 7 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Richa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Richa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Richa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Richa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Richa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Richa

How popular is the name Richa?

In 2017, Richa was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Richa a girl's or a boy's name?

Richa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Richa?

Richa has 2 syllables.

When was Richa most popular?

Richa peaked in 2007, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.