Boys' name · since 1992
Rishabh
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 996 babies named Rishabh, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,124 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
996 babies have been named Rishabh since 1992, making it today's #5124 boys' name.
Rishabh has 996 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5124 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,124 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 996 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishabh ranks #5,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,124 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 996 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,124 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 996
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rishabh's 996 recorded births place it above 88.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rishabh compares
996 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Rishabh's all-time total is 170% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishabh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 996 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishabh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rishabh's full recorded timeline at 2010, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rishabh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #5124 among boys.
996 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 61 births in a single year.
Rishabh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (467 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Rishabh's strongest decade.
467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rishabh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
467 births
- 2010s
2010s
347 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 467 births (47% of all-time use).
Rishabh decade highlights
- Peak decade 467 births
- Runner-up 347 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Rishabh 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 Rishabh's total volume
Rishabh by state
Where Rishabh concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 21.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 74 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
209 of 996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 21.0% of nationwide
- New Jersey 7.4% of nationwide
- Texas 2.8% of nationwide
- Virginia 1.8% of nationwide
- New York 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 21.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Rishabh's data
- Rishabh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (467 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rishabhs (209 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 Rishabh: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Rishabh 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.
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