Girls' name · since 1989
Ishita
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 610 babies named Ishita, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ishita is the #7279 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 610 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishita has been recorded 610 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #7279 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #10,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,279 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 610 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishita ranks #10,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,279 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 610 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ishita's 610 recorded births place it above 85.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ishita compares
610 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Ishita's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ishita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 610 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ishita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ishita's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ishita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ishita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (281 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Ishita's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ishita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 281 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ishita 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 Ishita's total volume
Ishita by state
Where Ishita concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 6.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 30 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.6% |
41 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ishita's data
- Ishita's decade-level peak was the 2000s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ishitas (41 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ishita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ishita 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.