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Ishan

Boy

Meaning of Ishan: Sanskrit: 'the sun or Lord'

Ishan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1862nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1862

84 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,737

First recorded 1982 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 71 babies20002001: 88 babies2002: 82 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 103 babies2005: 103 babies2006: 94 babies2007: 90 babies2008: 121 babies2009: 148 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 126 babies2012: 93 babies2013: 92 babies2014: 107 babies2015: 114 babies2016: 114 babies2017: 89 babies2018: 102 babies2019: 83 babies2020: 78 babies20202021: 90 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 84 babies
US babies named Ishan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 148.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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