Eeshan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-shan
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Eeshan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord, ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Eeshan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Eshan, itself a spelling of Ishan
“lord, ruler”
Ishana is a name of Shiva, who in Hindu tradition guards the north-east direction in this form.
Meaning borrowed from Eshan.
Is Eeshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eeshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eeshan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eeshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eeshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Eeshan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Eeshan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
2025 had fewer boys named Eeshan than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Eeshan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eeshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Eeshan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Arjan, Avyaan, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Ayaan, Ishaan, Veer, Aviraj, Yuvan, Bodhi
Names related to Eeshan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra, Agastya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eeshan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eeshan, updated 20 October 2026.