Ishaan
Ishaan is a distinctive choice, ranked #487 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ishaan in their class.
About the Name Ishaan
Ishaan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 81 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #457 in 2009 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ishaan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ishaan in their class.
In the US it sits at #998 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Ishaan
- Ishaan Gadekar — Ishaan Gadekar is an Indian cricketer.
- Hazrat Ishaan — Hazrat Ishaan Khawand Mahmud was a Sunni Muslim Wali (Sufi saint) from Bukhara, Uzbekistan and descendant of Bahauddin Naqshband, the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ishaan
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ishaan
Almost certainly the only Ishaan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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