Boys' name · since 1986
Rishad
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Rishad, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rishad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 62 recorded since 1986.
Rishad has 62 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2020.
- #20,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishad ranks #20,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rishad's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rishad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rishad's full recorded timeline at 1996, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rishad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rishad by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Rishad's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rishad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rishad's data
- Rishad's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rishad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1986–2020 (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 Rishad 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.