Girls' name · since 1960
Isha
5,151 babies named Isha in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,151
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isha currently ranks #1276 among girls' names in America, with 5,151 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isha has been recorded 5,151 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #1276 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #2,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,276 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,151 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isha ranks #2,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,276 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,151 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,151
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isha's 5,151 recorded births place it above 96.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isha compares
5,151 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Isha's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,151 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 209 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Isha splits its recorded history at 1996: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 209 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Isha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Isha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,575 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Isha's strongest decade.
1,575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Isha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 238
1970s
238 births
- 1980s 387
1980s
387 births
- 1990s 486
1990s
486 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,575 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,436 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,007 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,575 births (31% of all-time use).
How Isha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Isha's total volume
Isha by state
Where Isha concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 820 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 427 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 400 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 380 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 184 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 138 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 131 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 126 | 2.4% |
820 of 5,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Isha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isha's data
- Isha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,575 total births) through the 2020s (1,007) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ishas (820 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Isha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Isha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.