Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rishabh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 996
- 996 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,159 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,159 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,600 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rishabh’s family of names
Rishabh may belong to the same name family as RISHABHH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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