| Ishaan | Reyansh | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The sun; lord | Ray of light |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | i-SHAAN | RAY-ansh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1990 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2019 (289) | 2017 (384) |
| In 2025 | 266 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ishaan | Reyansh |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,584 | 860 |
| 2010s | 2,585 | 2,193 |
| 2000s | 1,216 | 35 |
| 1990s | 77 | 0 |
From Sanskrit ishana (ईशान), 'ruler, master', also a name of the sun and an epithet of Shiva (lord of the northeast direction). Glossed both as 'the sun' and 'lord/ruler'.
A modern coinage usually read as 'ray of light', often analysed as 'ray' plus the Sanskrit amsha (अंश, 'portion/part'), giving a devotional reading 'a part of Vishnu'. The Vishnu link is an interpretation built on amsha rather than a documented classical meaning.
Ishaan is more popular than Reyansh today: about 266 US babies were given the name Ishaan in 2025, compared with 0 named Reyansh.
Ishaan means The sun; lord (sanskrit origin), while Reyansh means Ray of light (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ishaan first appears in 1990 and Reyansh in 0, so Reyansh has the longer recorded history.