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
Along the way
  1. 1974
    First appearance
    #2,549 among boys, 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 — more than any year before or since.
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.