NameTides

Ishan

Ishan was the #1,867 boys' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Ishan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ishan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ishan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,867 (84)#1,897 (13)#676 (4)#1,642 (13)
2024#2,120 (70)#1,675 (15)—#1,909 (10)
2023#2,047 (73)#1,701 (14)#770 (3)#911 (26)
2022#1,917 (81)#1,469 (17)—#1,557 (12)
2021#1,770 (90)#1,448 (17)—#1,342 (15)
2020#1,895 (78)#1,548 (15)—#1,261 (16)
2019#1,823 (83)#1,369 (18)—#1,530 (12)
2018#1,606 (102)#1,235 (21)—#1,093 (19)
2017#1,735 (89)#1,398 (18)—#1,422 (13)
2016#1,491 (114)#1,187 (23)—#1,423 (13)
2015#1,468 (114)#1,095 (25)—#1,071 (19)
2014#1,506 (107)#854 (35)—#1,152 (17)
2013#1,647 (92)#1,339 (18)—#1,312 (14)
2012#1,657 (93)#1,119 (24)—#1,334 (14)
2011#1,344 (126)#1,024 (26)—#792 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2009 at #1,214.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1982.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ishan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ishan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ishan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IshanCanadaBoys#1,64213
IshanEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
IshanIrelandBoys#6764
IshanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IshanUSBoys#1,86784