How Many People Are Named Rishita?
An estimated 160 people in the United States have the first name Rishita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Rishita peaked in popularity in 2010 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rishita 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 Rishita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
160
About 1 in 2,142,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
15 births
Total Registered
162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rishita
Rishita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 162 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rishita as a female name
Ranked #13,299 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 2010 (15 births)
Rishita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rishita span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. Rishita has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rishita by Decade
How has Rishita 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.
Rishita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rishita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rishita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rishita?
We estimate approximately 160 people named Rishita 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 2,142,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Rishita a common name?
Rishita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rishita most popular?
Rishita reached peak popularity in 2010, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rishita is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rishita a female name?
Rishita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rishita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rishita Smith, Rishita Johnson, Rishita 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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