Eshan
Boy · EE-shan · Sanskrit
Eshan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord, ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Eshan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Ishan
“lord, ruler”
Ishana is a name of Shiva, who in Hindu tradition guards the north-east direction in this form.
- Say it
- EE-shan
Is Eshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Eshan, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 92 boys.
2025 had more boys named Eshan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Eshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Eshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 50 | #719 |
| 2013 | 52 | #708 |
| 2012 | 73 | #558 |
| 2011 | 74 | #537 |
| 2010 | 92 | #452 |
| 2009 | 85 | #479 |
| 2008 | 75 | #516 |
| 2007 | 44 | #710 |
| 2006 | 33 | #842 |
| 2005 | 38 | #742 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Eshan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Eshan, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Eshan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,880 |
| 2009 | 70 | #1,989 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,233 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Eshan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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