Boys' name · since 2002

Ritwik

Ritwik has 50 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,213 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Ritwik is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 50 have been recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritwik has been recorded 50 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2016.

  • #22,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritwik ranks #22,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,213 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ritwik's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ritwik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ritwik's full recorded timeline at 2011, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ritwik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 2002200320082011201220152016 10

Ritwik by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 62% of the file).

2010s was Ritwik's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Ritwik births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ritwik? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 50 babies named Ritwik. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,213 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 10 births.
Where does Ritwik sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ritwik ranks #22,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ritwik most popular? ▼
Ritwik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Ritwik been used? ▼
Ritwik has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 15 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ritwik? ▼
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.

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Nearby Names Like Ritwik

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ritwik

Ritchie Boy
#3861 4,120 births
Rito Boy
#8277 1,472 births
Rithvik Boy
#5328 781 births
Rita Boy
778 births
Ritvik Boy
#7449 498 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ritwik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2016 (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 Ritwik 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.