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Ishani

Girl

Meaning of Ishani: Sanskrit: 'desire'

Ishani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2466th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2466

68 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,250

First recorded 1989 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 68 babies
US babies named Ishani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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