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Rishikesh

100% boys · last recorded 2023

Rishikesh has been given to about 107 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 103
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rishikesh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time107

How popular is Rishikesh?

Its best year was 2002, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 5997th. The typical living American called Rishikesh is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Rishikesh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Richie0.57
  2. Rishi0.52
  3. Rickie0.48
  4. Ritchie0.48

Middle names for Rishikesh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rishikesh Paul0.79
  2. Rishikesh John0.79
  3. Rishikesh Blake0.78
  4. Rishikesh Wade0.78
  5. Rishikesh Quinn0.78
  6. Rishikesh Jude0.78

Sibling names for Rishikesh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.70
  2. Isabelasister · 0.68
  3. Anahisister · 0.67
  4. Laneysister · 0.66
  5. Campbelleither · 0.65
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.64

Where Rishikesh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rishikesh White0.74
    2. Rishikesh Nguyen0.74
    3. Rishikesh Moore0.74
    4. Rishikesh Brown0.74
    5. Rishikesh Allen0.73
    6. Rishikesh Adams0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rishikesh

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.