Ishar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ISH-ar
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Ishar is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord; God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Ishar mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi form of Ishvar
“lord; God”
Havildar Ishar Singh led the Sikh soldiers who held Saragarhi fort in 1897.
Is Ishar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Ishar, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ishar than any year since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Ishar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Ishar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh Avyaan Aarav Ivaan Aviraj Vihaan Viraj Krishiv Aveer Gurbaaz Rudransh Harshiv
Names related to Ishar
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ishar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishar, updated 20 October 2026.