Ishaq

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Ishaq first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 63 babies (rank #569 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ishaq

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ishaq yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

700

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#1,870
1997	13	#1,077
1998	13	#1,076
1999	10	#1,328
2000	18	#895
2001	15	#1,049
2002	22	#831
2003	27	#773
2004	21	#986
2005	20	#1,069
2006	33	#776
2007	38	#732
2008	41	#719
2009	45	#678
2010	44	#700
2011	56	#619
2012	48	#699
2013	54	#634
2014	63	#569
2015	56	#630
2016	57	#624