How Many People Are Named Ishawn?
An estimated 33 people in the United States have the first name Ishawn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ishawn peaked in popularity in 2003 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishawn 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 Ishawn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ishawn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
33
About 1 in 10,386,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2003
8 births
Total Registered
33
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishawn
Ishawn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 33 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ishawn as a male name
Ranked #9,071 in 2011
8 male births in 2011
Peak: 2003 (8 births)
Ishawn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishawn span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 18 babies were registered. Ishawn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ishawn by Decade
How has Ishawn 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.
Ishawn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishawn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishawn?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Ishawn 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 10,386,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishawn a common name?
Ishawn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishawn most popular?
Ishawn reached peak popularity in 2003, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishawn is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishawn a male name?
Ishawn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishawn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishawn Smith, Ishawn Johnson, Ishawn 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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