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Rishit

Boy · RISH-it · Sanskrit

Rishit is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).

Where does Rishit come from?

Sanskrit: probably from Sanskrit rishi 'sage'; exact sense uncertain

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

Rishit is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Rishit in the US?

Rank in 2025
#12,003among boys
Babies in 2025
5about 1 in 340,000 boys
Five-year trend
Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Rishit, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.

2025 had more boys named Rishit than any year since 2018.

Half of all the boys named Rishit in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

2002Busiest: 16 in 20112025
Rishit in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255#12,003
20240–
20230–
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20185#12,150
20176#10,770
20160–
20150–
20147#9,636
20130–
20128#8,858
201116#5,429
201015#5,737
20090–
20088#9,013
200714#5,898
200612#6,455
20056#10,144
20046#9,941
20036#9,574
20028#7,636

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