Ishna
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.
Ishna by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Ishna.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Ishna
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 Ishna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ishadesire; wish; one who seeks53 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ishanalord, ruler, one who desires21 in the US (2017)
- Isana5 in the US (2017)
- Ivanavariant of Ivanka; God is gracious38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilanaoak tree21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iselaa form of Gisela; pledge or hostage77 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ishna
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