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Is Richie a first name or a last name?

Richie is a given name (first name). It is mostly a given name in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia.

How to address someone called Richie

  • United States. Richie is a given name. Hi Richie on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Richie.
  • United Kingdom. Richie is a given name. Hi Richie on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Richie.
  • Ireland. Richie is a given name. Hi Richie on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Richie.
  • Australia. Richie is a given name. Hi Richie on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Richie.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Richie by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Richie as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (251 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
United States1211010%
United Kingdom0460%
Ireland0290%
Australia0150%
Canada1118%
New Zealand080%
Ghana030%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Richie in the United States

  • As a surname: about 6,812 people in the 2010 census, rank 5,138 among US surnames.
  • As a first name: 6,243 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 3% of them girls.

Richie as a given name: men or women?

About 1% of people with Richie as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 3% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.

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