Rishi

Where Rishi comes from

From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), via New Indo-Aryan languages, such as Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī). Compare rishi.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rishi
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Rishi through the years
  1. 1974
    First appearance
    #2,549 among boys with 15 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1980
    Rishi Bhutani born
    Indian actor
  3. 1982
    Rishi Bhat born
    American entrepreneur, actor
  4. 2008
    Peak, #936
    217 babies named Rishi, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit.
Namesakes
  • Rishi Reddi · American writer
  • Rishi Bhat · American entrepreneur, actor, born 1982
  • Rishi Bhutani · Indian actor, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.