Certainly you or someone you know has a unique name.

Some parents want to bring a unique quality to their children so they name them something that most may not have heard of for a name.
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There could be several thought processes behind this. Perhaps the parents think giving them a unique name makes them stand out and makes them a leader, not a follow.

Maybe parents think their kids having a unique name will make them stand out more than others who use a more traditional, family name.

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Child care website Go Au Pair took the names from the social security database and found the most rare names in each state.

So long as they had 5 or less people named this. There are several who have a name completely unique to them. Those aren't counted. These are names that do exist outside of more than just one person with a limit of 5 per state, though there may be more people named that across the United States.

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Have you known anyone in Washington State named Ishira?
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If so, congratulation! Ishira was listed as the rarest name in Washington State.

There are 5 Ishiras born between 2014 - 2024 so it makes this list

Outside of Washington State, there are 27 people named Ishira with Washington State accounting for 18.52% of all Ishiras.

Looking at our friends in neighboring states, Trask is the most rare name in Oregon while Idaho is home to Moroni, or 5 of them at least.
If you visit California, there's also a very slim chance you may run into someone named Hasmik.

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