Ishan Boy
How popular is Ishan?
#1,867 boy name in 2025
84 baby boys were named Ishan in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
Ishan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,867 for boys (▲ 253 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 84 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,468 in 2015, #1,895 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (148 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,214 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1982 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ishan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ishan family of names ranked #1,442 for boys in 2025 (#1,633 the year before), with 100 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ishan | 84 | 84% |
| Izhan | 16 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ishan is most popular
Babies named Ishan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
Ishan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Ishan
Questions
- Is Ishan a boy or girl name?
- Ishan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ishan were boys.
- How popular is the name Ishan?
- 84 baby boys were named Ishan in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
- When was Ishan most popular?
- Ishan peaked in 2009, when 148 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,214 in 2009.
- How many people are named Ishan?
- 2,737 babies have been named Ishan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,706 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Ishan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ishan was most common in Washington, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.