How Many People Are Named Ritesh?
An estimated 167 people in the United States have the first name Ritesh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Ritesh peaked in popularity in 2012 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ritesh 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 Ritesh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
167
About 1 in 2,052,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2012
13 births
Total Registered
171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ritesh
Ritesh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 171 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ritesh as a male name
Ranked #8,581 in 2015
9 male births in 2015
Peak: 2012 (13 births)
Ritesh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ritesh span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 56 babies were registered. Ritesh remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ritesh by Decade
How has Ritesh 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.
Ritesh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ritesh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ritesh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ritesh?
We estimate approximately 167 people named Ritesh 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 2,052,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Ritesh a common name?
Ritesh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ritesh most popular?
Ritesh reached peak popularity in 2012, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ritesh is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ritesh a male name?
Ritesh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ritesh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ritesh Smith, Ritesh Johnson, Ritesh 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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