Rishaan is a modern Indian name built from Sanskrit elements; it is usually explained as "good human being" or "virtuous", and some families link it to Rishi, the word for a "sage". It arrived in the United States with the wave of newly formed Indian names of the 2000s. Rishaan ranked number 1512 in 2015, its best year, has stayed between 1500 and 2100 since and is number 2349 among boys' names in 2025.