Boys' name · since 2000
Rishik
Rishik has 474 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
474 babies have been named Rishik since 2000, making it today's #8616 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishik has been recorded 474 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #8616 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #8,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,616 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 474 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishik ranks #8,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,616 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 474 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rishik's 474 recorded births place it above 82.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rishik compares
474 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Rishik's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 474 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rishik's full recorded timeline at 2014, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rishik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rishik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (296 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Rishik's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Rishik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 296 births (62% of all-time use).
Rishik by state
Where Rishik concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
26 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rishik's data
- Rishik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (296 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rishiks (26 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 Rishik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Rishik 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.