Baby name
RISING
🇦🇷 🇧🇷 Riquelme
/ree · KEL · meh/
Meaning
“Spanish surname used as a given name”
Spanish surname used as a given name, derived from the Germanic Ricohelm, from ric (power) and helm (helmet); in South America its popularity was turbocharged by the Argentine footballer Juan Román Riquelme.
Nicknames
rique
Vibe
strongwarmelegant
How it ages.
Trend-dependent; football-driven name that may date to the early 2000s generation.
The cultural moment.
Surged in Argentina and Paraguay from the early 2000s following Juan Román Riquelme's peak career; declining in new births since around 2015.