US rank #3060 Boys' name Peak 2023 662 births

Ishaq — #3060 US boys' name

662 babies named Ishaq in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s652000s1152010s2952020s176
#3060
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ishaq was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

41 babies were named Ishaq in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishaq

The Social Security Administration has registered 662 babies named Ishaq between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishaq currently holds the #3060 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishaq performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ishaq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ishaq in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishaq 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 662 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.

Ishaq at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

662

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2023

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,060

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ishaq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
41
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199819931977 6

Ishaq by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
295 births that decade — 45% of Ishaq's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s652000s1152010s2952020s176

Ishaq by state

Where Ishaq concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ishaq
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
87 13.1%
#2 Michigan
20 3.0%
#3 Texas
11 1.7%
#4 Illinois
10 1.5%
#5 California
5 0.8%
#6 Florida
5 0.8%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Ishaq's total US births 13.1%
Even split

87 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishaq?
662 babies have been named Ishaq since 1977. It currently ranks #3060 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 41 births.
When was Ishaq most popular?
Ishaq was most popular in the 2010s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ishaq most popular?
The top states for the name Ishaq are New York (87 births), Michigan (20 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Ishaq been used?
Ishaq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ishaq?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ishmael, Ishaan, Ishan, Isham, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.