Ishir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ISH-eer
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Ishir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “vigorous, energetic”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Ishir mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit ishira
“vigorous, energetic”
Is Ishir a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 7 boys.
Ishir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
How popular is Ishir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 293% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Ishir, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2018.
Half of all the boys named Ishir in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ishir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
Names like Ishir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Shivansh, Avyaan, Vihaan, Veer, Aviraj, Ivaan, Yuvraj, Krishiv, Gurbaaz, Aveer, Nirvair
Names related to Ishir
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Ishir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishir, updated 20 October 2026.