Meaning and history
From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi), meaning “sage” or “poet,” and perhaps ultimately derived from a root meaning “to see.”
20062006: 171 births, rank #1,049
2007: 205 births, rank #959
2008: 217 births, rank #936
2009: 173 births, rank #1,074
2010: 169 births, rank #1,116
20112011: 135 births, rank #1,271
2012: 129 births, rank #1,322
2013: 142 births, rank #1,243
2014: 114 births, rank #1,442
2015: 134 births, rank #1,317
20162016: 134 births, rank #1,329
2017: 121 births, rank #1,429
2018: 115 births, rank #1,498
2019: 129 births, rank #1,380
2020: 156 births, rank #1,209
20212021: 161 births, rank #1,200
2022: 210 births, rank #1,049
2023: 229 births, rank #969
2024: 193 births, rank #1,108
20252025: 207 births, rank #1,056
Rishi moved from #938 to #969 for boys between 2008 and 2023. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 229.