Rishikesh
Boy · RISH-ih-kaysh · Sanskrit
Rishikesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord of the senses”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rishikesh mean?
Sanskrit: from Hrishikesha, an epithet of Vishnu, 'lord of the senses'
“lord of the senses”
Rishikesh, a city on the Ganges in Uttarakhand, India, is a Hindu pilgrimage town.
- Say it
- RISH-ih-kaysh
Is Rishikesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Rishikesh is a boys' name.
How popular is Rishikesh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Rishikesh in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rishikesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
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