Ishar

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies

Ishar by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Ishar.

What we can tell you about Ishar

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ishar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ishanthe sun or lord shiva89 in the US (2017)
  • Ishaqhe laughs; arabic form of isaac53 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ishaka form of Isaac4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Izharhe will shine or bloom3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Isher3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Isaache will laugh8,807 in the US (2017)

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