Recorded 2008–2012 Boys' name Peak 2008 30 births

Ishant — boys' name

30 babies named Ishant in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s12
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Ishant was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ishant in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishant

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Ishant between 2008 and 2012, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishant performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ishant shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishant 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 30 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.

Ishant at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

30

Since 2008

5 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2008

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2012

Ishant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2008

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
45678910 2012201120092008 9

Ishant by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 60% of Ishant's all-time total
2000s182010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishant?
30 babies have been named Ishant since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Ishant most popular?
Ishant was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Ishant been used?
Ishant has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 5 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Ishant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ishmael, Ishaan, Ishan, Ishaq, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2012 (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.