How Many People Are Named Ishara?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Ishara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ishara peaked in popularity in 1991 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishara 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 Ishara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ishara is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1991
9 births
Total Registered
83
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishara
Ishara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 83 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ishara as a female name
Ranked #16,108 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (9 births)
Ishara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishara span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 31 babies were registered. While Ishara is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ishara by Decade
How has Ishara 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.
Ishara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishara?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Ishara 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 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishara a common name?
Ishara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 83 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishara most popular?
Ishara reached peak popularity in 1991, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishara is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishara a female name?
Ishara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishara Smith, Ishara Johnson, Ishara 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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