Richie

Short form of Richard
"dominant ruler"

Richie Origin and Meaning

The name Richie is a boy's name of German origin.

Richie was once a popular enough nickname for Richard that it made the Top 1000 all by itself. It's seriously out of style now -- though still a better choice than Dick or even Ricky.

# 798 in the US

Richie Rank in US Top 1000

Richie Popularity

Famous People Named Richie

  • Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora
    American guitarist of band Bon Jovi
  • Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw
    New Zealand rugby union player
  • Richard Dominick "Richie" Incognito
    American NFL football player
  • Richard Pierce "Richie" Havens
    American singer,songwriter
  • Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald
    American country singer of band Lonestar
  • Richard Alan "Richie" Scheinblum
    American baseball player
  • Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn
    American baseball player
  • Ricardo "Richie" Ray
    American pianist
  • Richard "Richie" Beirach
    American pianist
  • Richard "Richie" Benaud
    Australian cricketer and commentator
  • Richie Steamboat
    ring name of Richard Blood, Jr., American pro wrestler
  • Richie Jen (Hsien
    chi), Taiwanese singer
  • Lionel Richie
    American R&B singer

Richie in Pop Culture

  • Richard "Richie" Rich
    comic book and film character
  • Richard J. "Richie" Cunningham
    character on TV's "Happy Days"
  • Richie Wainwright
    character on TV's "Something Wilder"
  • Richie Tenenbaum
    character in film "The Royal Tenenbaums"
  • Richie "Trashmouth" Tozier
    main character in "IT" , Stephen King