Ishaq vs Ishmael

Side-by-side comparison of Ishaq and Ishmael - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ishaq

Boy name · Rank #3017

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Name B

Ishmael

Boy name · Rank #1489

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Metric Ishaq Ishmael
Current Rank #3017 #1489
Total Births (all years) 708 6,794
Peak Year 2025 2017
Peak Year Births 45 158
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ishaq Ishmael
1880s - 6
1890s - 17
1900s - 17
1910s - 296
1920s - 321
1930s - 223
1940s - 146
1950s - 164
1960s - 155
1970s 6 372
1980s 5 538
1990s 65 1,233
2000s 115 1,205
2010s 295 1,355
2020s 222 746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishaq Ishmael
2014 36 141
2015 38 150
2016 33 132
2017 33 158
2018 31 139
2019 36 143
2020 27 144
2021 34 143
2022 34 97
2023 41 120
2024 41 121
2025 45 121

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1977–2025.

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