Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 107 births

Rishikesh - boys' name

107 babies named Rishikesh in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

107 boys have been named Rishikesh since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

107
total births
2001–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Rishikesh was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rishikesh in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rishikesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Rishikesh between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rishikesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rishikesh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rishikesh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rishikesh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 107 total represents a lower bound, actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rishikesh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

107

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rishikesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
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Rishikesh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade - 64% of Rishikesh's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rishikesh?
107 babies have been named Rishikesh since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 12 births.
When was Rishikesh most popular?
Rishikesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Rishikesh been used?
Rishikesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rishikesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rishi, Rishaan, Rishabh, Rishab, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.