Ishi
A unisex name of Japanese origin, meaning stone.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ishi by the numbers
Ishi was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Ishi, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ishi
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