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Ishaq

/ˈɪʃæk/ · 100% boys · 45 born in 2025

Ishaq has been given to about 708 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɪʃæk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 693
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ishaq per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 45
  • Born in 202545
  • All time708
  • England & Wales, 2025#681 · 53

How popular is Ishaq?

Its best year was 2025, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 2814th. The typical living American called Ishaq is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ishaq

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Issac0.71
  2. Isaac0.66
  3. Ishaan0.67
  4. Isaak0.66
  5. Isa0.60
  6. Isiah0.55
  7. Isai0.55
  8. Ishmael0.53

Middle names for Ishaq

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ishaq John0.77
  2. Ishaq Lee0.77
  3. Ishaq Dean0.76
  4. Ishaq Bryce0.76
  5. Ishaq Ross0.76
  6. Ishaq Neal0.76

Sibling names for Ishaq

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.90
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.89
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.89
  4. Emilianasister · 0.89
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.89
  6. Maisysister · 0.89

Where Ishaq is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ishaq Anderson0.74
  2. Ishaq White0.72
  3. Ishaq Reyes0.72
  4. Ishaq Nguyen0.72
  5. Ishaq Moore0.72
  6. Ishaq Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ishaq

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ishaq across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.