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Rishi

Rank in 2024
#1,106
Born in 2024
193
Peak year
2023 · #969
Origin
Sanskrit

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 193 boys were named Rishi, about 1 in every 8,888.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 228 babies, ranked #969.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1974.
  • 4,934 boys have been named Rishi since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Rishi per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 178 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 726 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,193 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,837 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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

  • A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit.
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Rishi, CC BY-SA 4.0.