Unisex name · since 2006
Ishi
Ishi has 112 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 112 have been recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Ishi recorded 112 times among girls since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2023.
- #25,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishi ranks #25,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishi's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ishi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ishi's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ishi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Ishi popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1979 (Ishi as boys' name)
Ishi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Ishi's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Ishi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Ishi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ishi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2006–2023 (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 Ishi 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.