Isher
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ISH-er
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Isher is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord; God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Isher mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi form of Ishvar
“lord; God”
Havildar Ishar Singh led the Sikh soldiers who defended Saragarhi in 1897.
Is Isher a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Isher has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK.
How popular is Isher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Isher, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Isher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 25% of the babies named Isher in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Isher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Isher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, River, Shivansh, Ishaan, Vihaan, Veer, Yuvraj, Avyaan, Arjan, Bodhi, Ivaan, Aviraj
Names related to Isher
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra, Agastya
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, “Isher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isher, updated 20 October 2026.