Boys' name · since 2004
Ishak
73 babies named Ishak in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishak is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 73 have been recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Ishak recorded 73 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #19,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishak ranks #19,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishak's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ishak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ishak splits its recorded history at 2018: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ishak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ishak by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Ishak's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ishak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Ishak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ishak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Ishak 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.