Rithwik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RIT-vik
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Rithwik is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “priest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rithwik mean?
Sanskrit: variant of Ritvik, from Sanskrit rtvij 'priest'
“priest”
Ritwik Ghatak (1925-1976) was an influential Bengali film director.
Is Rithwik a girl's or a boy's name?
Rithwik is a boys' name.
How popular is Rithwik in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Rithwik in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rithwik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
Names like Rithwik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ravi Dhruv Rishi Viraj Rudvik Advik Krish Veer Vihaan Ishvik Pranav
Names related to Rithwik
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Rithwik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rithwik, updated 20 October 2026.