Is Risha a boy or girl name?

Risha is a girl’s name. Of the 969 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Risha

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Risha was most popular in 1979, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,967 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 969 people named Risha.

Risha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Risha’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Risha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Risha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 969 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Risha

Where Risha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org