| Ishita | Rani | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mastery, supremacy | queen |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ih-SHEE-tuh | RAH-nee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2010 (39) | 1971 (44) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ishita | Rani |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 79 | 174 |
| 2010s | 226 | 231 |
| 2000s | 281 | 309 |
| 1990s | 19 | 331 |
| 1980s | 5 | 264 |
| 1970s | 0 | 377 |
| 1960s | 0 | 152 |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 |
| 1940s | 0 | 23 |
From the Sanskrit ईशिता (īśitā), 'superiority, supremacy, lordship' — one of the eight siddhis (mystic powers) in yogic tradition. Commonly rendered 'one who desires to rule' or 'preeminent'.
From Sanskrit 'rajni' (rani), the feminine of 'raja', meaning 'queen'. Used for both a queen regnant and a raja's wife across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Ishita and Rani are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ishita means Mastery, supremacy (sanskrit origin), while Rani means queen (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ishita first appears in 0 and Rani in 0, so Ishita has the longer recorded history.