Is Ishaq a boy or girl name?

Ishaq is a boy’s name. Of the 708 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ishaq

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Ishaq was most popular in 2025, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,994 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 708 people named Ishaq.

Ishaq over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ishaq’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ishaq a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ishaq is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 708 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ishaq

Where Ishaq is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.8×

Explore further

See Ishaq on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org