How Many People Are Named Ishah?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Ishah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Ishah peaked in popularity in 1985 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ishah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ishah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1985
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishah
Ishah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ishah as a female name
Ranked #14,343 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Ishah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishah span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Ishah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ishah by Decade
How has Ishah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ishah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishah?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Ishah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishah a common name?
Ishah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishah most popular?
Ishah reached peak popularity in 1985, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishah is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishah a female name?
Ishah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishah Smith, Ishah Johnson, Ishah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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