Total births
24
Boys' name · since 2018
Ishay
Ishay has 24 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 24
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Ishay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Ishay recorded 24 times among boys since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- 24 total births
- 2018–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 boys have been named Ishay since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 24
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Ishay was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ishay in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Ishay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ishay's full recorded timeline at 2021, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ishay at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Ishay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Ishay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ishay's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Ishay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ishay? ▼
24 babies have been named Ishay since 2018. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Ishay most popular? ▼
Ishay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Ishay been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ishay since 2018 -- 8 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ishay? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Ishay
Nearby Names Like Ishay
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ishay
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Ishaan Boy
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Ishan Boy
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Ishaq Boy
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Isham Boy
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Compare Ishay side by side: Ishay vs Ishmael Ishay vs Ishaan Ishay vs Ishan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ishay: Baby Name Since 2018 - 24 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ishay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ishay 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 July 2026.