Given name & surname
Ish
“God will listen”
In English use, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will listen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will listen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. An origin associated with Ishmael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. In English usage, Ish is a diminutive of Ishani.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. The history of Ishmael gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Ishmael is the name of Abraham’s first son.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ish through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 as a first name in 2020; 418 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ish’s family of names
In English usage, Ish is a diminutive of Ishmael. In English usage, Ish is a diminutive of Ishani.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ish
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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