US rank #10534 Girls' name Peak 2010 595 births

Ishita — #10534 US girls' name

595 babies named Ishita in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s192000s2812010s2262020s64
#10534
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ishita was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

39 babies were named Ishita in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishita

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Ishita between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ishita currently holds the #10534 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 281 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ishita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ishita in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishita 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 595 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.

Ishita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

595

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2010

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,534

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ishita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
39
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001989 5

Ishita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
281 births that decade — 47% of Ishita's all-time total
1980s51990s192000s2812010s2262020s64

Ishita by state

Where Ishita concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ishita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 6.9%
#2 New Jersey
30 5.0%
#3 Texas
16 2.7%
#4 Virginia
10 1.7%
California share of Ishita's total US births 6.9%
Even split

41 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishita?
595 babies have been named Ishita since 1989. It currently ranks #10534 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 39 births.
When was Ishita most popular?
Ishita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Ishita most popular?
The top states for the name Ishita are California (41 births), New Jersey (30 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Ishita been used?
Ishita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ishita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isha, Ishani, Ishika, 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, 1989–2024 (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.