Eshaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-SHAAN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Eshaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord, ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Eshaan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Ishaan
“lord, ruler”
Spelling of Ishaan, a Sanskrit name of the god Shiva that also denotes the north-east direction.
Is Eshaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eshaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eshaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Eshaan, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 35 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eshaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Eshaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 31 | #1,002 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
How popular is Eshaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Eshaan, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Eshaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eshaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,365 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,385 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,202 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Eshaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Ishaan Yuvraj Avyaan Arjan Nirvaan Shivansh Yuvaan Ayaan Vivaan Veer
Names related to Eshaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Siya Leena Veda India Avani Rudra
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, “Eshaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eshaan, updated 20 October 2026.