Girls' name · since 1954
Risha
Risha has 969 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 969
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Risha currently ranks #5437 among girls' names in America, with 969 babies recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Risha recorded 969 times among girls since 1954, holding rank #5437 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #7,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,437 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 969 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Risha ranks #7,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,437 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 969 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 969
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Risha's 969 recorded births place it above 89.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Risha compares
969 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Risha's all-time total is 158% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Risha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 969 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Risha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Risha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Risha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Risha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Risha's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Risha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (26% of all-time use).
How Risha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Risha's total volume
Risha by state
Where Risha concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 31 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
73 of 969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Risha's data
- Risha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rishas (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Risha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Risha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.