The baby name Ishaq is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /ɪsˈħɑːq/ (is-HAAQ); common English rendering: /ɪˈʃɑːk/ (ish-AHK).
The baby name Ishaq is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /ɪsˈħɑːq/ (is-HAAQ); common English rendering: /ɪˈʃɑːk/ (ish-AHK).
Ishaq is in Origin.
Ishaq (Arabic: إسحاق, transliterated Isḥāq) is the Arabic form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzḥaq (יִצְחָק), conveying the sense “he will laugh” or “laughter.” Rooted in the Semitic verb for laughing, it carries a bright, expectant tone. Prominent variants include Ishak (Turkish/Malay), Ishaak, Eshaq or Esḥaq (Persian), Is’haq (Hausa), and Isaaq (Somali), alongside related forms Isaac and Yitzhak/Itzhak.
The name has long circulated across the Middle East, North and East Africa, South Asia, and beyond, used by Muslims and some Eastern Christians. In Islam, Ishaq is honored as a prophet, son of Ibrahim and Sarah, which underpins the name’s prestige and steadiness in use. It appears in early Abbasid records, borne by figures such as the court musician Ishaq al-Mawsili and the hadith scholar Ishaq ibn Rahwayh, and remains common today. Parents often value its cross-cultural reach and its hopeful meaning tied to a long-awaited birth.
| Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan was a Pakistani politician and statesman best known for serving as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993. Often called GIK, he had earlier served as chairman of the Senate and became president after Zia-ul-Haq’s death, following the constitutional line of succession. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| AF | 0 | #67 | 10 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #67 | 11 | 3,375 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| OM | 0 | #92 | 25 | 6,215 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #114 | 8 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #137 | 4 | 2,158 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #148 | 41 | 401 |
| AE | 0 | #162 | 16 | 10,220 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #171 | 106 | 3,535 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #175 | 8 | 1,509 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #181 | 2,990 | 16,906 |
| NG | 0 | #215 | 50 | 5,926 | |
| PS | 0 | #220 | 7 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #233 | 171 | 2,865 |
| GH | 0 | #233 | 11 | 5,396 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 16 | 6,912 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #252 | 132 | 7,057 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1,053 | 17,948 |
| SA | 0 | #269 | 27 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #296 | 51 | 8,138 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #299 | 8 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #331 | 7 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #339 | 1,309 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #346 | 3,773 | 28,008 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| YE | 0 | #352 | 30 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #363 | 83 | 10,523 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #371 | 26 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BH | 0 | #406 | 148 | 17,937 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #406 | 22 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #424 | 125 | 10,655 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #455 | 258 | 18,093 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #507 | 29 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #510 | 98 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #518 | 59 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #524 | 30 | 20,968 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #532 | 21 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #567 | 101 | 13,071 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #576 | 195 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #610 | 181 | 15,093 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #672 | 11 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #780 | 156 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #837 | 50 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #853 | 40 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #901 | 30 | 5,610 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #901 | 101 | 16,750 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,004 | 108 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,008 | 121 | 20,986 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,020 | 157 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 41 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,411 | 61 | 10,046 |
Ishaq is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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