Rishi

Boy name

Rishi has been given to 5,142 babies in the U.S. since 1974. It peaked in 2023.

Meaning & origin

From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), via New Indo-Aryan languages, such as Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī). Compare rishi.

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,142

Peak year

2023 (229 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1974

10-year trend

▲ +54%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rishi.

5,153 babies since 1951

5,167 babies since 1976

5,174 babies since 1912

5,182 babies since 1975

5,190 babies since 1996

5,192 babies since 1892

5,084 babies since 1914

5,055 babies since 1959

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