Isha
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Isha is Hebrew for “woman,” and in Hindu usage means “lord” or “protector.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Isha in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Isha against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Isha is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Isha in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 176 girls were named Isha, making it the #1272 girls' name in the US. Since 1960, 5,151 girls have been named Isha, with the most (209) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, New Jersey and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Ontario) | #442 girls | 28 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #696 girls | 53 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #718 girls | 4 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Sweden | #782 girls | 6 | Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #788 girls | 7 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #671 girls | 2 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Isha
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Isha, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical storm Isha | 2003 | South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Isha
There are 13 towns and villages with Isha in their name, in 6 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ust’-Isha | Altai Krai, 🇷🇺 Russia | 1,362 | Map |
| Isha | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Isha | Kigali, 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – | Map |
| Isha | Western Province, 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – | Map |
| Isha | Southern Province, 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – | Map |
| Isha | Bay, 🇸🇴 Somalia | – | Map |
| Isha | Bay, 🇸🇴 Somalia | – | Map |
| Isha | Bay, 🇸🇴 Somalia | – | Map |
| Isha Gugban | Woqooyi Galbeed, 🇸🇴 Somalia | – | Map |
| Most-Isha | Altai Krai, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Isha songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Isha in their title. The best known:
- Isha Ne'emana – Zeʼev Neḥamah (2008)
- Tamid Isha – Pnina Rosenblum (1983)
- Isha’s Song – Zheng Nan
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Isha
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Isha.
Isha as a pet name
FurryName has found 7 dogs named Isha in public pet registers, making it the #5,786 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (1), Playford (1), Vancouver (1). Isha as a dog name →
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