Rishi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “sage; seer”
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Say it
- RISH-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From Sanskrit ṛṣi, the word for a sage or inspired seer in Hindu tradition. It is a longstanding masculine name in India.
How popular is Rishi?
Babies named Rishi in 2024193
2024 rank#1,107 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18804,934
Rishi is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Rishi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Rishi questions
What does the name Rishi mean?
Rishi means "sage; seer". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit ṛṣi, the word for a sage or inspired seer in Hindu tradition. It is a longstanding masculine name in India.
Is Rishi a boy or girl name?
Rishi is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Rishi?
193 US babies were named Rishi in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Rishi?
Rishi is usually pronounced RISH-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.