Rishav
Boy · RISH-uv · Sanskrit
Rishav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “bull; the best, excellent”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Rishav mean?
Sanskrit: variant of Rishabh
“bull; the best, excellent”
Rishabhanatha, the first Jain tirthankara, is often called Rishabh or Adinath.
- Say it
- RISH-uv
Is Rishav a girl's or a boy's name?
Rishav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rishav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rishav, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Rishav of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Rishav or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Rishiv 17
- Rishav 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rishav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Rishav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Rishav, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Rishav in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rishav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
Names like Rishav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Pranav Krishiv Vihaan Yuvraj Avyaan Dhruv Madhav Atharv Aviraj Harshiv
Other spellings of Rishav
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