Ishaaq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- is-HAHK
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Ishaaq is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Ishaaq mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ishaq, the Arabic form of Isaac
“he will laugh”
Ishaq is the Quranic name of Isaac, son of Ibrahim (Abraham).
Is Ishaaq a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishaaq is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishaaq in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Ishaaq, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 44 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ishaaq in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the UK were given Ishaaq or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #433, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Ishaaq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 44 | #818 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 36 | #909 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 39 | #889 |
| 2016 | 44 | #806 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ishaaq in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Ishaaq, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Ishaaq in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were given Ishaaq or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
- Ishaq 45
- Ishaaq 9
Ishaaq in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Ishaaq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Muhammad Zayaan Zayan Isaaq Ayyub Zayd Hamza Umar Abdullah Musab
Other spellings of Ishaaq
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ishaaq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishaaq, updated 20 October 2026.