Ishaan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ishaan is a given name of Indian origin.

From Wikipedia

Ishaan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 79 babies (rank #458 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ishaan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ishaan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

799

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3	#3,171
1999	5	#2,233
2000	11	#1,280
2001	17	#960
2002	19	#930
2003	13	#1,280
2004	18	#1,091
2005	36	#708
2006	31	#820
2007	45	#644
2008	73	#482
2009	79	#458
2010	69	#516
2011	76	#485
2012	57	#619
2013	70	#526
2014	70	#536
2015	55	#634
2016	52	#677