Boys' name · since 2002
Rishit
Rishit has 122 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
122 babies have been named Rishit since 2002, making it today's #12842 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rishit recorded 122 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #12842 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #16,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,842 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rishit ranks #16,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,842 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 122 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rishit's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rishit compares
122 29th 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
Rishit's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rishit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rishit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rishit splits its recorded history at 2010: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rishit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Rishit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Rishit's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Rishit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (49% of all-time use).
Rishit by state
Where Rishit concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rishit's data
- Rishit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rishits (5 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 Rishit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Rishit 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.