Ishar
Ishar is a series of three role-playing video games by Silmarils for IBM PC compatibles, Amiga, Atari ST, and Macintosh. They are preceded by Crystals of Arborea. The games are played in first-person perspective, with all but Crystals of Arborea allowing the player to direct a group of five characters, each with a selectable race, gender, and class.
Meaning & Origin of Ishar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ishar is a series of three role-playing video games by Silmarils for IBM PC compatibles, Amiga, Atari ST, and Macintosh. They are preceded by Crystals of Arborea. The games are played in first-person perspective, with all but Crystals of Arborea allowing the player to direct a group of five characters, each with a selectable race, gender, and class.
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The Story of Ishar
Ishar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2019, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 6 Ishars were born — ranking #10,798 that year. As of 2026, Ishar ranks #10,798 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Ishars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ishar
Ishar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Ishar's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Ishar'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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