Girls' name · since 2000

Ishika

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 1,092 babies named Ishika, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,064 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,880 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,092
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Ishika is the #3880 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,092 recorded since 2000.

Ishika has 1,092 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3880 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #7,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,880 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,092 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishika ranks #7,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,880 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,092 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,064 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,880 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,092
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77.5%
Ishika vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ishika's 1,092 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ishika compares

1,092 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Ishika's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ishika Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,092 376 567,345
Peak-year births 72 21 19,840

Ishika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ishika's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ishika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
72
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
020406080 20002004200820122016202020242025 38

Ishika by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (432 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Ishika's strongest decade.

432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Ishika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 432 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ishika 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 Ishika's total volume

Ishika vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 5.6%-24, 8.3%-16, 15.1%-146, 7.3%-33, 8.1%-62, 5.6%-48, 4.7%-26, 7.8%-112, 5.4%-44, 14%-98, 5.6%-37, 5.7%-96, 3.2%-23, 9.7%-21, 10.1%Ishika-26, 6.6%Ishika
Ishika vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
167 15.3%
#2 Texas
107 9.8%
#3 New Jersey
92 8.4%
#4 Illinois
28 2.6%
#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 15.3%
Even split

167 of 1,092 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?
Ishika has been given to 1,092 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,064 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,880 of 17,297. 72 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Ishika sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishika ranks #7,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,880 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (167 births), Texas (107 births), New Jersey (92 births).
How long has the name Ishika been used?
Ishika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ishika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isha, Ishani, Ishanvi, Ishita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ishika's data

  • Ishika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (432 total births) through the 2020s (297) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ishikas (167 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.

Keep exploring Ishika

Nearby Names Like Ishika

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ishika

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ishika

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ishika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Ishika 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.