Boys' name · since 1990
Ishaan
Ishaan has 5,462 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,462
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishaan currently ranks #896 among boys' names in America, with 5,462 babies recorded since 1990.
Ishaan has 5,462 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #896 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #1,691 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #896 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,462 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishaan ranks #1,691 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #896 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,462 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,462
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishaan's 5,462 recorded births place it above 96.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ishaan compares
5,462 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ishaan's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ishaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,462 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 289 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ishaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ishaan's full recorded timeline at 2009, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 289 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ishaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 289
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ishaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,585 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ishaan's strongest decade.
2,585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ishaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,216 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,585 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,584 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,585 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ishaan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ishaan's total volume
Ishaan by state
Where Ishaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,140 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 509 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 507 | 9.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 336 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 267 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 203 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 185 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 177 | 3.2% |
1,140 of 5,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Ishaan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ishaan's data
- Ishaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,585 total births) through the 2020s (1,584) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ishaans (1,140 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 Ishaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Ishaan 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.