Is Rishi a boy or girl name?
Rishi is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 193 boys were named Rishi, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,934 US babies named Rishi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,107
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rishi since 1974
- 4,934
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 228 babies
Boys and girls named Rishi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 193 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 228 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 210 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 161 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 129 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 115 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 121 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 134 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 114 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 142 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 129 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 169 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 173 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 217 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 205 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 171 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 184 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 171 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 150 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 72 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 70 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 47 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rishi reached #938 in 2008. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rishi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.