Rishaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rish-AAN
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,332 for boys
Rishaan is a boys' name of Hindi origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).
Where does Rishaan come from?
Hindi: modern Indian name
Is Rishaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rishaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 59 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rishaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Rishaan, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 31 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Rishaan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Rishaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Rishaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
- Rishaan 18
- Rishan 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Rishaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Rishaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Rishaan, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,556th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 110 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
2025 had fewer boys named Rishaan than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Rishaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were given Rishaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,634, up from #2,332 for this spelling alone.
- Rishaan 59
- Rishan 25
Rishaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,332 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,046 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1,658 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,556 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,592 |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,553 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,502 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,564 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
Names like Rishaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Rivaan Aarav Ivaan Vivaan Avyaan Shivansh Krishiv Reyansh Nirvaan Nivaan Yuvaan
Other spellings of Rishaan
Names related to Rishaan
More Hindi names
Prisha Saanvi Meera Riya Jiya Diya Sai Shanaya Neev Aarush Samaira Sanaya Tulsi Muskan Rivan Neha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rishaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rishaan, updated 20 October 2026.