Given name
Ishaan
“of the sun”
Ishaan is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “of the sun.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “of the sun.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ishaan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,462
- 5,462 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 289 babies
- 2025
- 266
- #895 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 266 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 895 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 289 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (51). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,039 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ishaan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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