Ishaan
Ishaan is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning The sun; Lord Shiva.
What Ishaan means
The sun; Lord Shiva.
Ishaan sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ishaan comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Ishaan is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Ishaan?
Ishaan does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Ishaan
Ishaan sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Light
Names like Ishaan
These share Ishaan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aarush — First ray of the sun.
- Aditya — The sun.
- Arjun — Bright, shining, white.
- Kiran — A ray of light.
- Reyansh — Ray of light.
- Tejas — Brilliance; radiance.
- Vihaan — Dawn; new beginning.
- Indira — Beauty; splendour.
- Aahana — First rays of the morning sun.
- Diya — Lamp, light.
- Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.
- Akira — Bright, clear.