NameTides

Ishaq

Ishaq was the #2,798 boys' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #679 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Ishaq as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ishaq as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaUS
Ishaq as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,798 (45)#679 (53)#762 (3)#829 (3)#2,095 (9)
2024#3,001 (41)#622 (61)——#2,238 (8)
2023#3,005 (41)#638 (56)——#1,947 (9)
2022#3,412 (34)#862 (36)——#1,653 (11)
2021#3,362 (34)#738 (46)——#2,061 (8)
2020#3,811 (27)#656 (52)——#2,746 (5)
2019#3,201 (36)#678 (50)——#2,189 (7)
2018#3,524 (31)#629 (57)——#1,682 (10)
2017#3,378 (33)#661 (53)——#1,852 (9)
2016#3,358 (33)#621 (57)——#2,182 (7)
2015#3,022 (38)#629 (56)——#1,681 (10)
2014#3,090 (36)#566 (63)———
2013#3,864 (26)#632 (54)———
2012#4,131 (24)#695 (48)———
2011#4,110 (24)#615 (56)#648 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,798.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ishaq is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ishaq by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #798NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ishaq (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7165

Ishaq (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IshaqCanadaBoys#2,0959
IshaqEngland & WalesBoys#67953
Is'HaqEngland & WalesBoys—too few
IshaqIrelandBoys#8293
IshaqNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IshaqScotlandBoys#7623
IshaqUSBoys#2,79845