The baby name Ihaka is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /iˈhaka/ (Māori) — "ee-HAH-kah".
The baby name Ihaka is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /iˈhaka/ (Māori) — "ee-HAH-kah".
Ihaka is in Origin.
Ihaka is the Māori adaptation of the biblical name Isaac, ultimately from Hebrew Yitzḥāk, meaning “he laughs” or “he will laugh.” Shaped by Māori phonology, s becomes h and final consonants are opened to vowels, yielding Ihaka with its pleasing open syllables. The name is typically masculine and pronounced ee-HAH-kah.
Adopted widely in the 19th century as Christianity spread through Aotearoa New Zealand, Ihaka appears in records of prominent rangatira such as Ihaka Whaanga of Ngāti Kahungunu. Use has persisted into modern times and has seen renewed interest alongside the revitalization of te reo Māori and traditional naming. Māori and related forms include Ihaka and the longer Ihakara; international equivalents are Isaac (English), Isak (Scandinavian), Isaak (German/Russian), Izaak (Dutch/Polish), and Itzhak (Hebrew), with Ike as a familiar English nickname.
Ihaka is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 |
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