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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ishani

Meaning A female given name from Sanskrit Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,569 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Rank 2025
#2,569
among girls · ↑567 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
68
named Ishani · +33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,636
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
68 babies
All-time total
1,250
#6,445 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Ishani popularity over time

1,250 babies have been named Ishani since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #13,124
1990s 75 8 +1400% #5,715
2000s 328 33 +337% #3,906
2010s 510 51 +55% #2,660
2020s (to 2025) 332 55 +8% #2,569

Where Ishani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 73 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

Where Ishani is most popular

Girls named Ishani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ishani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 38 0.045 +34%
Texas 35 0.044 +29%
Washington 5 0.035 ≈ national
New Jersey 6 0.033 ≈ national
New York 12 0.030 -10%
Florida 12 0.028 -17%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -35%
Illinois 5 0.022 -35%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -37%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ishani

Ishani is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,569 in 2025 with 68 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 1,250 American babies have been named Ishani. Its peak came in 2025, when 68 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ishani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ishani?

The median living Ishani is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 1,200 people named Ishani are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ishani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 68 #2,569
2024 51 #3,136
2023 58 #2,916
2022 42 #3,671
2021 54 #3,048
2020 59 #2,798
2019 44 #3,525
2018 54 #3,024
2017 55 #2,982
2016 53 #3,118
2015 58 #2,977
2014 66 #2,660
2013 51 #3,197
2012 37 #4,078
2011 48 #3,373
2010 44 #3,592
2009 39 #3,970
2008 37 #4,216
2007 32 #4,608
2006 35 #4,197
2005 26 #5,007
2004 34 #4,127
2003 35 #3,906
2002 27 #4,546
2001 31 #4,053
2000 32 #3,918
1995 6 #12,345
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ishani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ishani?

The median living Ishani is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ishanis are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Ishani are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Ishani are alive in the United States, based on 1,250 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ishani mean?

A female given name from Sanskrit.

How popular is the name Ishani in 2025?

Ishani ranked #2,569 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 68 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ishani?

1,250 babies have been named Ishani in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ishani most popular?

Ishani peaked in 2025, when 68 newborns received the name.

Is Ishani a boy or girl name?

Ishani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ishani rising or falling?

Ishani has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ishani become more popular?

Ishani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Ishani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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