Ishi first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1979. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2014, 13 babies received the name (ranked #8660). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12581), with roughly 8 babies named Ishi each year. Ishi's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 119 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.