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Rishi

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Rishi is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 193 births. Its best rank was 938th, in 2008.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1930.01% of boys
Peak year
2023228 births
Best rank
#938in 2008
Since 1974
4,934people given the name
Babies named Rishi, by year of birthboys
06312518825018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

4,934 boys have been named Rishi in the United States since 1974, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 228 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2008, and the 2000s alone account for 32%. It has spent 5 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Rishi
1970s131
1980s432
1990s523
2000s1,578
2010s1,322
2020s948

In 2023, its biggest year

Rishi was the 970th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Rishi

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.