Rishi is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Rishi is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,059 for boy births in the United States (and #2,165 across all names), given to 207 babies. Rishi first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2023 (229 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 207 | #1,059 |
| 2024 | 193 | 193 | #1,113 |
| 2023 | 229 | 229 | #969 |
| 2022 | 210 | 210 | #1,051 |
| 2021 | 161 | 161 | #1,205 |
| 2020 | 156 | 156 | #1,213 |
| 2019 | 129 | 129 | #1,385 |
| 2018 | 115 | 115 | #1,505 |
| 2017 | 121 | 121 | #1,432 |
| 2016 | 134 | 134 | #1,337 |
| 2015 | 134 | 134 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 114 | 114 | #1,443 |
| 2013 | 142 | 142 | #1,248 |
| 2012 | 129 | 129 | #1,326 |
| 2011 | 135 | 135 | #1,276 |
| 2010 | 169 | 169 | #1,117 |
| 2009 | 173 | 173 | #1,076 |
| 2008 | 217 | 217 | #938 |
| 2007 | 205 | 205 | #966 |
| 2006 | 171 | 171 | #1,051 |
| 2005 | 184 | 184 | #951 |
| 2004 | 171 | 171 | #980 |
| 2003 | 128 | 128 | #1,172 |
| 2002 | 150 | 150 | #1,025 |
| 2001 | 94 | 94 | #1,363 |
| 2000 | 85 | 85 | #1,462 |
| 1999 | 72 | 72 | #1,554 |
| 1998 | 70 | 70 | #1,544 |
| 1997 | 40 | — | #2,192 |
| 1996 | 52 | — | #1,779 |
| 1995 | 55 | — | #1,664 |
| 1994 | 57 | — | #1,631 |
| 1993 | 47 | — | #1,818 |
| 1992 | 50 | — | #1,723 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #2,008 |
| 1990 | 42 | — | #1,866 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | #1,637 |
| 1988 | 48 | — | #1,546 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 37 | — | #1,719 |
| 1985 | 46 | — | #1,473 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #1,877 |
| 1983 | 47 | — | #1,372 |
| 1982 | 40 | — | #1,559 |
| 1981 | 52 | — | #1,290 |
| 1980 | 47 | — | #1,389 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #1,932 |
| 1978 | 41 | — | #1,467 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #2,253 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,223 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,875 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,647 |