MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Isha mean?
Isha is a feminine Sanskrit word for power, capability, and dominion. It belongs to the ish root of ruling or possessing, which also underlies Isha as a title meaning “lord”.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ईशा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इशा
Letter-by-letter: iśā
1,763 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Isha in Indian usage
3,424 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (96.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,291 records (96.1%).
- Recorded as male: 133 records (3.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 165 |
| 1970s | 238 |
| 1980s | 1,616 |
| 1990s | 1,231 |
| Other decades | 174 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 2,799 |
| Kerala | 390 |
| Other states | 235 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Isha / F | 53 | 696 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Isha; Table_6, C702 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Isha; Table_6, C702
- Monier-Williams, īśā, p. 171,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.