Ishaan
Boy · ee-SHAHN · Sanskrit
Ishaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ruler; the north-east”. In 2025 it ranked 538th for boys in the UK (79 babies) and 893rd for boys in the US (266 babies).
What does Ishaan mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit Ishana
“ruler; the north-east”
Ishana is a name of Shiva and the guardian of the north-east in Hindu tradition.
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- ee-SHAHN
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Is Ishaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the UK and 266 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the UK were named Ishaan, making it the 538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 642nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 80 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Ishaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 92 boys in the UK were given Ishaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #463, up from #538 for this spelling alone.
- Ishaan 79
- Ishan 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 487th in England and Wales.
Ishaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #538 |
| 2024 | 71 | #597 |
| 2023 | 64 | #628 |
| 2022 | 61 | #655 |
| 2021 | 79 | #548 |
| 2020 | 61 | #642 |
| 2019 | 70 | #594 |
| 2018 | 61 | #654 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 55 | #688 |
| 2014 | 73 | #568 |
| 2013 | 71 | #560 |
| 2012 | 58 | #658 |
| 2011 | 76 | #524 |
| 2010 | 69 | #555 |
| 2009 | 80 | #498 |
| 2008 | 75 | #516 |
| 2007 | 45 | #699 |
| 2006 | 31 | #880 |
| 2005 | 36 | #766 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ishaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #893among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 266about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 266 boys in the US were named Ishaan, making it the 893rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 846th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 289 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Ishaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 350 boys in the US were given Ishaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #701, up from #893 for this spelling alone.
- Ishaan 266
- Ishan 84
Ishaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 266 | #893 |
| 2024 | 225 | #998 |
| 2023 | 271 | #868 |
| 2022 | 281 | #859 |
| 2021 | 272 | #858 |
| 2020 | 269 | #846 |
| 2019 | 289 | #794 |
| 2018 | 273 | #820 |
| 2017 | 231 | #919 |
| 2016 | 242 | #897 |
| 2015 | 233 | #918 |
| 2014 | 280 | #812 |
| 2013 | 271 | #806 |
| 2012 | 234 | #893 |
| 2011 | 274 | #802 |
| 2010 | 258 | #829 |
| 2009 | 242 | #867 |
| 2008 | 249 | #854 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,255 |
| 2006 | 130 | #1,284 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,410 |
| 2004 | 92 | #1,475 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,705 |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,510 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,045 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Ishaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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