Rishi

Rishi

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Rishi is a given name.

From Wikipedia

Rishi first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 68 babies (rank #512 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rishi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rishi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,013

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	34	#523
1997	38	#503
1998	37	#523
1999	49	#447
2000	31	#610
2001	21	#835
2002	46	#477
2003	37	#612
2004	65	#429
2005	53	#519
2006	51	#578
2007	64	#508
2008	68	#512
2009	64	#534
2010	62	#559
2011	50	#660
2012	42	#781
2013	57	#608
2014	54	#641
2015	55	#637
2016	35	#899

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#523

1997

#503

1998

#523

1999

#447

2000

#610

2001

#835

2002

#477

2003

#612

2004

#429

2005

#519

2006

#578

2007

#508

2008

#512

2009

#534

2010

#559

2011

#660

2012

#781

2013

#608

2014

#641

2015

#637

2016

#899