US rank #2908 Girls' name Peak 2001 1,054 births

Ishika — #2908 US girls' name

1,054 babies named Ishika in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s3632010s4322020s259
#2908
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ishika was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

72 babies were named Ishika in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,054 babies named Ishika between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ishika currently holds the #2908 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 432 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ishika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 160 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Ishika in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishika 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 1,054 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.

Ishika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,054

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2001

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,908

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ishika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
72
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080 2024202020162012200820042000 8

Ishika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
432 births that decade — 41% of Ishika's all-time total
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Ishika by state

Where Ishika concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ishika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
160 15.2%
#2 Texas
95 9.0%
#3 New Jersey
92 8.7%
#4 Illinois
28 2.7%
#5 Washington
11 1.0%
#6 New York
10 0.9%
#7 Ohio
5 0.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Ishika's total US births 15.2%
Even split

160 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ishika appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishika?
1,054 babies have been named Ishika since 2000. It currently ranks #2908 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 72 births.
When was Ishika most popular?
Ishika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 432 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ishika most popular?
The top states for the name Ishika are California (160 births), Texas (95 births), New Jersey (92 births).
How long has the name Ishika been used?
Ishika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ishika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isha, Ishani, 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, 2000–2024 (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.