Entry № 0570 · Akkadian origin

Ishtar Ishtar — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ISH-tar /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Akkadian
Meaning
"Akkadian goddess of love and war"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Akkadian)

A name that means "akkadian goddess of love and war".

Ishtar (𒀭𒈹) is the Akkadian and Babylonian name for the Sumerian goddess Inanna — goddess of love, fertility, and warfare. The biblical Esther's name may derive from Ishtar. The Ishtar Gate (575 BCE) was the eighth gate of Babylon.

Ishtar is rare but distinctive.

The Akkadian Inanna. The Ishtar Gate of Babylon.

The name in its native script.

𒀭𒈹
Transliteration
Ishtar
Pronunciation
/ ˈɪʃ.tɑːr /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ishtar stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Ishtar · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Ishtars before her.

Real people
Ishtar
Akkadian goddess.
In fiction
Ishtar
Akkadian goddess.
Mesopotamian mythology

Names connected to Ishtar.

The number behind Ishtar.

7

The Seeker

Ishtar reduces to seven — the number of Akkadian divinity.

Why families chose this name.

"The Akkadian goddess. Six letters. Ishtar."
Layla · Mother of one · Baghdad