Is Rishaan a boy or girl name?

Rishaan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,386 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Rishaan

Recorded 2008–2025 · United States

Rishaan was most popular in 2015, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,326 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,386 people named Rishaan.

Rishaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rishaan’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rishaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rishaan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,386 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Rishaan

Where Rishaan is most concentrated

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

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