Girls' name · since 1989
Ishani
1,250 babies named Ishani in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,250
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ishani is the #2576 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,250 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Ishani recorded 1,250 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #2576 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,576 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,250 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishani ranks #6,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,576 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,250 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,250
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishani's 1,250 recorded births place it above 91.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ishani compares
1,250 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Ishani's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ishani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,250 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ishani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ishani splits its recorded history at 2009: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ishani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ishani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (510 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Ishani's strongest decade.
510 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ishani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
328 births
- 2010s
2010s
510 births
- 2020s
2020s
332 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 510 births (41% of all-time use).
How Ishani 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 Ishani's total volume
Ishani by state
Where Ishani concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 215 | 17.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 70 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 66 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
215 of 1,250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Ishani appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ishani's data
- Ishani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (510 total births) through the 2020s (332) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ishanis (215 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 Ishani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ishani 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.