boy's name

Rishaan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,909

Scotland

#747

2024 births

Rishaan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 110 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2008.

Rishaan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

844
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Rishaan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 20
2010s 844
2020s (to 2025) 522

How popular is Rishaan?

In 2025, Rishaan was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rishaan is used

Scotland #747 3 in 2024
Ireland #839 3 in 2022
Canada #1,075 23 in 2024
England & Wales #1,478 18 in 2025
United States #2,335 59 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rishaan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rishaan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rishaan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rishaan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rishaan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rishaan

How popular is the name Rishaan?

In 2025, Rishaan was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Rishaan a girl's or a boy's name?

Rishaan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Rishaan most popular?

Rishaan peaked in 2015, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rishaan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rishaan currently ranks #747 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.