Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Eshan

How to say it: ee-SHAHN · /iˈʃɑn/

Sanskrit 'Ishana' meaning 'sun, guardian, Lord Shiva' - popular in India and Nepal.

Eshan was the 3,876th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 21 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 64% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,927 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,876for boys in 2025
1 in 157,873US babies
21born in 2025
#4,927projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Eshan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,876
Babies born in 202521
Share of births1 in 157,873
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−64%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,927

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Eshan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 32 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Esh
  • Eshu
  • Shan

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Eshan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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