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Rishon

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Rishon

Pronounced ree-SHOHN /riˈʃoʊn/Medium

Meaning: Rishon is a Hebrew word-name meaning first (rishon), familiar from the town Rishon LeZion, first to Zion, and from its everyday use for firstborn or foremost. It is a genuine, meaning-rich name, so it is treated as an authentic Hebrew choice rather than a coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Rishon is a Hebrew name meaning first. In the United States it stayed rare (said ree-SHOHN).
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Origin LowHebrew
MeaningRishon is a Hebrew word-name meaning first (rishon), familiar from the town Rishon LeZion, first to Zion, and from its everyday use for firstborn or foremost. It is a genuine, meaning-rich name, so it is treated as an authentic Hebrew choice rather than a coinage.
U.S. rank (2022)#12017 ↘ Falling
2022 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2006
Total births (all-time)≈ 218

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200619992022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Rishon is a Hebrew name meaning first, the everyday word for foremost or firstborn and the rishon of the city name Rishon LeZion, first to Zion. As a given name in the United States it is genuine but scarce, appearing in records from the late 1990s, reaching a modest high in the mid-2000s, and staying rare since. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.

A boy named Rishon from the mid-2000s would be a teenager or young adult now. It sits outside mainstream American naming and is not part of a wider trend; families who choose it are usually drawn to its clear Hebrew meaning of first.

Did you know? Rishon is the Hebrew word for first, the same rishon in Rishon LeZion, first to Zion.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Rishon — Hebrew rishon 'first'; cf. Rishon LeZion

Variations

RisheRoshanRishi

Nicknames

Rish

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rishon mean?

It is a Hebrew name meaning first, the same word as in Rishon LeZion, first to Zion.

How do you pronounce Rishon?

It's said ree-SHOHN /riˈʃoʊn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Rishon a boy or girl name?

Rishon is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Rishon?

It has always been rare in the United States, a Hebrew word-name carried by only a small number of families.

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