Boys' name · since 2002
Ishaaq
Ishaaq has 163 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,644 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishaaq currently ranks #8644 among boys' names in America, with 163 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishaaq has been recorded 163 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #8644 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #14,212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,644 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishaaq ranks #14,212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,644 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 163 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,644 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishaaq's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Ishaaq compares
163 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ishaaq's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ishaaq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ishaaq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ishaaq's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ishaaq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ishaaq by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Ishaaq's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ishaaq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (49% of all-time use).
Ishaaq by state
Where Ishaaq concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ishaaq's data
- Ishaaq's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Ishaaqs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ishaaq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ishaaq draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.