Ishak
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ih-SHAHK
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Ishak is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Ishak mean?
Hebrew: Turkish and Malay form of Isaac
“he will laugh”
Form of Isaac, Abraham's son, honoured as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Is Ishak a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishak is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ishak in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ishak, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ishak in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ishak in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
Names like Ishak
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avi, Ivaan, Yuvraj, Vihaan, Advik, Shivansh, Krishiv, Veer, Dhruv, Adhvik, Avyaan
Names related to Ishak
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ishak: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishak, updated 20 October 2026.