| Yash | Ishan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fame; glory | The sun; ruler; a name of Shiva |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | YUHSH | ee-SHAHN |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2002 (155) | 2009 (148) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Yash | Ishan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 355 | 476 |
| 2010s | 765 | 1,048 |
| 2000s | 1,295 | 978 |
| 1990s | 330 | 212 |
| 1980s | 14 | 23 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 |
From Sanskrit yashas (यशस्), 'fame, glory, renown, success'. A widely used quality-name meaning 'glory'.
From the Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna), 'ruler, master'. It is an epithet of the god Shiva, also denotes the sun and the north-eastern quarter (one of the dikpalas). A genuine, well-attested Vedic/classical term.
Yash and Ishan are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Yash means Fame; glory (sanskrit origin), while Ishan means The sun; ruler; a name of Shiva (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Yash first appears in 0 and Ishan in 0, so Yash has the longer recorded history.