Recorded 1976–2015 Boys' name Peak 2012 171 births

Ritesh — boys' name

171 babies named Ritesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s411990s162000s562010s50

The verdict

171 boys have been named Ritesh since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

171
total births
1976–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ritesh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ritesh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ritesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Ritesh between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ritesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ritesh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ritesh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ritesh 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 171 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.

Ritesh at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

171

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Ritesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 201520122009200420011990198719811976 8

Ritesh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 33% of Ritesh's all-time total
1970s81980s411990s162000s562010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritesh?
171 babies have been named Ritesh since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Ritesh most popular?
Ritesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Ritesh been used?
Ritesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Ritesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ritchie, Rito, Rithvik, Rita, 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, 1976–2015 (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.