Boys' name · since 1998
Rithvik
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 781 babies named Rithvik, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 781
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rithvik currently ranks #5328 among boys' names in America, with 781 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Rithvik recorded 781 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #5328 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #5,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,328 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 781 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rithvik ranks #5,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,328 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 781 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 781
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rithvik's 781 recorded births place it above 86.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rithvik compares
781 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Rithvik's all-time total is 112% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rithvik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 781 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rithvik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rithvik's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rithvik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rithvik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (337 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Rithvik's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rithvik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
337 births
- 2010s
2010s
327 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 337 births (43% of all-time use).
How Rithvik compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rithvik's total volume
Rithvik by state
Where Rithvik concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 12.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 38 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
98 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rithvik's data
- Rithvik's decade-level peak was the 2000s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rithviks (98 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rithvik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 Rithvik 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.