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Ishmeet

Gender
Mostly girls
Say it
ISH-meet
Origin
Punjabi

Ishmeet is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “friend of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Ishmeet mean?

Punjabi: Ish (God) + meet, friend

“friend of God”

A Sikh name combining Ish, meaning God or Lord, with meet, meaning friend.

Is Ishmeet a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Ishmeet has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.

How popular is Ishmeet in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 girls.

2008Busiest: 7 in 20132019
Ishmeet in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20196#3,738
20181#7,536
20173#5,998
20160–
20153#5,983
20140–
20137#3,338
20125#4,390
20116#3,737
20101#7,520
20095#4,141
20085#4,065

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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, “Ishmeet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishmeet, updated 20 October 2026.