Recorded 2018–2021 Boys' name Peak 2018 19 births

Ishay — boys' name

19 babies named Ishay in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s12
2020s
Peak decade

63% 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.

What the Data Says About Ishay

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Ishay between 2018 and 2021, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ishay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishay 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 19 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.

Ishay at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

19

Since 2018

4 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2018

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ishay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2018

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 202120202018 7

Ishay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 63% of Ishay's all-time total
2010s72020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishay?
19 babies have been named Ishay since 2018. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Ishay most popular?
Ishay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Ishay been used?
Ishay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 4 years of data through 2021.
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.

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, 2018–2021 (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.