unisex name
Ishimwe
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 62
Ishimwe is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 52% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2020.
Ishimwe over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 62 |
How popular is Ishimwe?
In 2025, Ishimwe was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ishimwe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ishimwe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ishimwe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ishimwe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ishimwe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ishimwe
How popular is the name Ishimwe?
In 2025, Ishimwe was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ishimwe a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishimwe is used for both girls and boys. About 52% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ishimwe most popular?
Ishimwe peaked in 2020, when 12 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Ishimwe a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ishimwe currently ranks #10,093 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.