How Many People Are Named Rishi?
An estimated 4,858 people in the United States have the first name Rishi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Rishi peaked in popularity in 2023 with 228 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rishi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rishi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,858
About 1 in 70,555 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
228 births
Total Registered
4,934
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rishi
Rishi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,934 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rishi as a male name
Ranked #1,107 in 2024
193 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (228 births)
Rishi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rishi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,578 babies were registered. While Rishi is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rishi by Decade
How has Rishi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rishi by State
Birth registrations for Rishi span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama. On average, about 164 Rishis were registered per state.
Rishi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rishi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rishi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rishi?
We estimate approximately 4,858 people named Rishi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 70,555 Americans share this first name.
Is Rishi a common name?
Rishi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,934 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rishi most popular?
Rishi reached peak popularity in 2023, when 228 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rishi is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rishi a male name?
Rishi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rishi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rishi Smith, Rishi Johnson, Rishi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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