Ishant
Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2011, he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. While often considered a "rhythm" bowler, prioritizing accuracy, he still is one of the fastest Indian bowlers having bowled in excess of 150 km/h on several occasions.
Meaning & Origin of Ishant
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2011, he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. While often considered a "rhythm" bowler, prioritizing accuracy, he still is one of the fastest Indian bowlers having bowled in excess of 150 km/h on several occasions.
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The Story of Ishant
Ishant first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 9 Ishants were born — ranking #8,324 that year. As of 2026, Ishant ranks #12,271 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Ishants have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ishant
Ishant is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Ishant's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #8,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Ishant's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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