US rank #9465 Boys' name Peak 2022 154 births

Ishaaq — #9465 US boys' name

154 babies named Ishaaq in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s802020s49
#9465
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ishaaq was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ishaaq in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishaaq

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Ishaaq between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishaaq currently holds the #9465 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishaaq performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ishaaq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ishaaq in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishaaq in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 154 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ishaaq at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

154

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,465

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ishaaq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201120072002 5

Ishaaq by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 52% of Ishaaq's all-time total
2000s252010s802020s49

Ishaaq by state

Where Ishaaq concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ishaaq
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 3.2%
Michigan share of Ishaaq's total US births 3.2%

5 of 154 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishaaq?
154 babies have been named Ishaaq since 2002. It currently ranks #9465 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Ishaaq most popular?
Ishaaq was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ishaaq most popular?
The top states for the name Ishaaq are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Ishaaq been used?
Ishaaq has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ishaaq?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ishmael, Ishaan, Ishan, Ishaq, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.