Boys' name · since 1977
Ishaq
708 babies named Ishaq in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ishaq is the #2812 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 708 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishaq has been recorded 708 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #2812 nationally and more common than 80% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #6,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,812 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 708 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ishaq ranks #6,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,812 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 708 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ishaq's 708 recorded births place it above 85.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ishaq compares
708 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Ishaq's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ishaq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 708 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ishaq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ishaq's full recorded timeline at 2008, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ishaq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ishaq by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (295 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ishaq's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ishaq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 295 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ishaq compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ishaq's total volume
Ishaq by state
Where Ishaq concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 104 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 25 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
104 of 708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ishaq's data
- Ishaq's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (295 total births) through the 2020s (222) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ishaqs (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ishaq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ishaq 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.