Isha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EE-sha
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #752 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,272 for girls
Isha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ruler, powerful one”. In 2025 it ranked 752nd for girls in the UK (53 babies) and 1,272nd for girls in the US (176 babies).
What does Isha mean?
Sanskrit
“ruler, powerful one”
The Isha Upanishad, a short Hindu scripture, takes its name from its opening word.
Is Isha a girl's or a boy's name?
Isha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls in the UK and 176 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Isha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 752nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53 about 1 in 5,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the UK were named Isha, making it the 752nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 974th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 151 girls.
2025 had more girls named Isha than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Isha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 88 girls in the UK were given Isha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #490, up from #752 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 696th in England and Wales.
Isha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #752 |
| 2024 | 45 | #873 |
| 2023 | 51 | #768 |
| 2022 | 41 | #920 |
| 2021 | 38 | #993 |
| 2020 | 38 | #974 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 50 | #821 |
| 2017 | 48 | #865 |
| 2016 | 65 | #700 |
| 2015 | 50 | #830 |
| 2014 | 68 | #647 |
| 2013 | 102 | #455 |
| 2012 | 110 | #453 |
| 2011 | 112 | #438 |
| 2010 | 112 | #430 |
| 2009 | 121 | #397 |
| 2008 | 136 | #366 |
| 2007 | 111 | #407 |
| 2006 | 118 | #387 |
| 2005 | 142 | #322 |
| 2004 | 151 | #307 |
| 2003 | 149 | #299 |
| 2002 | 133 | #308 |
| 2001 | 112 | #339 |
| 2000 | 59 | #538 |
| 1999 | 32 | #787 |
| 1998 | 36 | #741 |
| 1997 | 28 | #870 |
| 1996 | 20 | #1,061 |
How popular is Isha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,272nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 176 about 1 in 9,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 176 girls in the US were named Isha, making it the 1,272nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,552nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 209 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Isha in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 237 girls in the US were given Isha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #963, up from #1,272 for this spelling alone.
Isha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | #1,272 |
| 2024 | 197 | #1,202 |
| 2023 | 209 | #1,158 |
| 2022 | 172 | #1,355 |
| 2021 | 117 | #1,750 |
| 2020 | 136 | #1,552 |
| 2019 | 164 | #1,373 |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,595 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,614 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,644 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1,685 |
| 2014 | 136 | #1,583 |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,529 |
| 2012 | 137 | #1,583 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,319 |
| 2010 | 152 | #1,481 |
| 2009 | 175 | #1,358 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,479 |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1,722 |
| 2005 | 158 | #1,367 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,313 |
| 2003 | 167 | #1,253 |
| 2002 | 196 | #1,083 |
| 2001 | 193 | #1,095 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,630 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 49 | #2,554 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 1993 | 48 | #2,568 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 38 | #2,610 |
| 1986 | 42 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 50 | #2,099 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,931 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
Names like Isha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Priya, Krisha, Viha, Aarya, Aadhya, Anya, Navya, Saanvi, Arya, Anvika, Akshara
Other spellings of Isha
Names related to Isha
Aisha, Aishah, Ayisha, A'Isha, Eisha, Aiesha, Aiysha, Isa, Issa, Isia, Iesha
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Isha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isha, updated 20 October 2026.