Boys' name · since 2008
Rishaan
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 1,386 babies named Rishaan, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,386
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rishaan currently ranks #2357 among boys' names in America, with 1,386 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Rishaan recorded 1,386 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #2357 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, 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 2008 to 2025.
- #4,185 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,357 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,386 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishaan ranks #4,185 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,357 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,386 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,386
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rishaan's 1,386 recorded births place it above 90.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rishaan compares
1,386 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Rishaan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,386 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rishaan splits its recorded history at 2017: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rishaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Rishaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (844 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Rishaan's strongest decade.
844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rishaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
844 births
- 2020s
2020s
522 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 844 births (61% of all-time use).
How Rishaan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rishaan's total volume
Rishaan by state
Where Rishaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 281 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 155 | 11.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 115 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 64 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 50 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 35 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 30 | 2.2% |
281 of 1,386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Rishaan appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rishaan's data
- Rishaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (844 total births) through the 2020s (522) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rishaans (281 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rishaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Rishaan 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.