Isha
Isha was the 1276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1085th; the most babies were born in 2023 (209). Over the last ten years it has moved up 411 places. More babies were named Isha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,276 girls, up 279 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 176girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023209 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,151babies recorded
Isha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,276 | 176 |
| 2020 | #1,555 | 136 |
| 2010 | #1,485 | 152 |
| 2000 | #1,635 | 108 |
| 1990 | #2,758 | 42 |
| 1980 | #2,362 | 41 |
| 1970 | #3,484 | 18 |
| 1960 | #5,957 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Isha, counting every spelling?
Isha has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,211 for girls in 2025, against #1,276 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Isha?
176 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isha (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isha?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Isha are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Isha mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Isha by state
How common Isha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.9×), New Jersey (2.7×), North Carolina (1.9×), California (1.9×), Virginia (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isha
How popular is the name Isha?
Isha was the 1276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 176 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1085th; the most babies were born in 2023 (209). Over the last ten years it has moved up 411 places. More babies were named Isha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isha in the US.
Where is Isha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isha was most common in Washington (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and North Carolina.