How Many People Are Named Ishi?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Ishi. It is predominantly female (94.1%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ishi peaked in popularity in 2014 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishi 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 Ishi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.1% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2014
13 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishi
Ishi is predominantly female (94.1%), though 7 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ishi as a male name
Ranked #5,049 in 1979
7 male births in 1979
Peak: 1979 (7 births)
Ishi as a female name
Ranked #11,577 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (13 births)
Ishi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. Ishi has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ishi by Decade
How has Ishi 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.
Ishi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishi?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Ishi 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 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishi a common name?
Ishi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishi most popular?
Ishi reached peak popularity in 2014, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishi is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishi a female name?
Ishi is predominantly female. 94.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishi Smith, Ishi Johnson, Ishi 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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