Rishiv
Boy · RISH-iv · Sanskrit
Rishiv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Rishiv mean?
Sanskrit: modern Hindu name, apparently rishi 'sage' + Shiv
Appears to combine rishi, a Sanskrit word for a sage or seer, with Shiv, a form of the name of the god Shiva.
- Say it
- RISH-iv
Is Rishiv a girl's or a boy's name?
Rishiv is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rishiv in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Rishiv, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Rishiv of any year since it first appeared, in 2019.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Rishiv or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Rishiv 17
- Rishav 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Rishiv in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
How popular is Rishiv in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 204% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Rishiv, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 2019.
Half of all the boys named Rishiv in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rishiv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
Names like Rishiv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Krishiv Harshiv Shivansh Avyaan Shiv Vihaan Rudransh Aviraj Atharv Ranveer Yuvraj
Other spellings of Rishiv
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