Boys' name · since 1995
Rishab
Rishab has 644 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rishab is the #7948 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 644 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishab has been recorded 644 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #7948 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #6,787 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,948 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 644 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishab ranks #6,787 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,948 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 644 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 644
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rishab's 644 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rishab compares
644 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Rishab's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 644 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rishab's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rishab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Rishab by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (340 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Rishab's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Rishab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
340 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 340 births (53% of all-time use).
How Rishab 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 Rishab's total volume
Rishab by state
Where Rishab concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 155 | 24.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 38 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
155 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rishab's data
- Rishab's decade-level peak was the 2000s (340 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rishabs (155 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 Rishab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Rishab 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.