Risha: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,521

among girls · ↑831 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Risha

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1979

56 babies

All-time total

969

#7,675 all-time among girls

First recorded

1954

in Social Security records

Risha popularity over time

969 babies have been named Risha since 1954, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#6,448
1960s	62	6	+1140%	#4,143
1970s	154	15	+148%	#1,893
1980s	129	13	-16%	#3,480
1990s	83	8	-36%	#7,194
2000s	168	17	+102%	#5,044
2010s	251	25	+49%	#4,449
2020s (to 2025)	117	20	-22%	#4,933

Where Risha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.02	outside top 500
2029	25	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Risha

Risha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,521 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 969 American babies have been named Risha. Its peak came in 1979, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Risha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Risha?

The median living Risha is about 20 years old; half are between 11 and 44. An estimated 900 people named Risha are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Risha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,521
2024	19	#6,352
2023	19	#6,359
2022	16	#7,228
2021	27	#4,933
2020	13	#8,324
2019	27	#5,010
2018	16	#7,354
2017	26	#5,156
2016	14	#8,309
2015	28	#4,958
2014	22	#5,956
2013	31	#4,621
2012	24	#5,685
2011	33	#4,449
2010	30	#4,838
2009	23	#6,054
2008	26	#5,546
2007	26	#5,494
2006	16	#7,776
2005	21	#5,962
2004	26	#5,044
2003	14	#7,914
2002	8	#11,951
2001	8	#11,832
2000	–	–
1995	7	#11,483
1990	12	#7,194
1985	6	#10,327
1980	24	#3,480
1975	7	#7,757
1970	9	#5,717
1965	11	#4,143
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Risha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Risha?

The median living Risha is about 20 years old. Half of all living Rishas are between 11 and 44 years old.

How many people named Risha are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Risha are alive in the United States, based on 969 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Risha in 2025?

Risha ranked #5,521 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Risha?

969 babies have been named Risha in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Risha most popular?

Risha peaked in 1979, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Risha a boy or girl name?

Risha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Risha rising or falling?

Risha is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Risha become more popular?

Risha is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Risha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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