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Ritchie

Ritchie means “strong ruler” (Germanic origin). 4,000 US babies since 1940, peak 1964.

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What it means

“strong ruler”

GermanicPet form of Richard

In US birth records

Peak year: 1964

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4,000 US babies were named Ritchie between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ritchie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 1964)