Boys' name · since 1999
Ritvik
Ritvik has 498 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 498
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
498 babies have been named Ritvik since 1999, making it today's #7449 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ritvik recorded 498 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #7449 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #7,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,449 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 498 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritvik ranks #7,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,449 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 498 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 498
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ritvik's 498 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ritvik compares
498 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Ritvik's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ritvik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 498 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ritvik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ritvik's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ritvik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ritvik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (265 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Ritvik's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ritvik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
265 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 265 births (53% of all-time use).
Ritvik by state
Where Ritvik concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 18 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
64 of 498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ritvik's data
- Ritvik's decade-level peak was the 2000s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ritviks (64 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 Ritvik: 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 (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Ritvik 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.