US rank #3146 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,182 births

Ishani — #3146 US girls' name

1,182 babies named Ishani in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s752000s3282010s5102020s264
#3146
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ishani was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

66 babies were named Ishani in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishani

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,182 babies named Ishani between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ishani currently holds the #3146 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 510 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ishani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ishani in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ishani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,182

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2014

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,146

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ishani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
66
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961989 5

Ishani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
510 births that decade — 43% of Ishani's all-time total
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Ishani by state

Where Ishani concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ishani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
204 17.3%
#2 New Jersey
64 5.4%
#3 Texas
56 4.7%
#4 Illinois
19 1.6%
#5 Florida
17 1.4%
#6 New York
17 1.4%
#7 Massachusetts
6 0.5%
#8 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Ishani's total US births 17.3%
Even split

204 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Ishani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishani?
1,182 babies have been named Ishani since 1989. It currently ranks #3146 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 66 births.
When was Ishani most popular?
Ishani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 510 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Ishani most popular?
The top states for the name Ishani are California (204 births), New Jersey (64 births), Texas (56 births).
How long has the name Ishani been used?
Ishani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ishani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isha, Ishika, Ishita, Ishanvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.