Rithvik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RITH-vik
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Rithvik is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “priest”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Rithvik mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit ritvij
“priest”
From ritvij, the Vedic priest who performs sacrifices at the proper seasons.
Is Rithvik a girl's or a boy's name?
Rithvik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rithvik in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Rithvik, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rithvik in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Rithvik in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Rithvik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Rithvik, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Rithvik in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rithvik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Rithvik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Advik, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ravi, Rajveer, Veer, Rishiv, Viraj, Adhvik
Names related to Rithvik
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Rithvik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rithvik, updated 20 October 2026.