Ishani
Girl · ee-SHAH-nee · Sanskrit
Ishani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ruler, goddess”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 2,564th for girls in the US (68 babies).
What does Ishani mean?
Sanskrit: feminine of Ishana
“ruler, goddess”
Ishani is a name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva.
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Is Ishani a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the UK and 68 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,512among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Ishani, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ishani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Ishani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,139, up from #1,512 for this spelling alone.
- Ishani 21
- Ishaani 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Ishani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Ishani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,564among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 68about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 68 girls in the US were named Ishani, making it the 2,564th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,779th. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had the most girls named Ishani of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Ishani in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75 girls in the US were given Ishani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,054, up from #2,564 for this spelling alone.
- Ishani 68
- Ishaani 7
Ishani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,564 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3,119 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 42 | #3,651 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3,037 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,779 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3,498 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,964 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,964 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,646 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Ishani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Avani Dhriti Vaishnavi Sanvi Kashvi Yashvi Vaani Dhanvi Anvi Gurbani Tanvi
Other spellings of Ishani
Ishaani
Names related to Ishani
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