Given name
Ishi
“as solid as a rock”
Ishi is used as a given name. One Japanese interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ishi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 7 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 195 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.
Ishi’s family of names
Ishi has a related form in Ishea. Ishi has a related form in Isheah. Ishi has a related form in Ishee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Josiahshares a root
- Jesseshares a root
- Issacharshares a root
- Ishvishares a root
- Enoshshares a root
- Eshbaalshares a root
- Ishhodshares a root
- Ish-boshethshares a root
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