Boys' name · since 1998
Rishav
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Rishav, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
279 babies have been named Rishav since 1998, making it today's #6322 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rishav recorded 279 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #6322 nationally today, ahead of 55% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #11,040 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 279 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishav ranks #11,040 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 279 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rishav's 279 recorded births place it above 75.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rishav compares
279 44th percentile among 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
Rishav's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 279 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rishav splits its recorded history at 2013: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rishav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rishav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Rishav's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rishav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (44% of all-time use).
Rishav by state
Where Rishav concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 4.3% |
12 of 279 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rishav's data
- Rishav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rishavs (12 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 Rishav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Rishav 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.