Ishaaq
The Isaaq is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend to have descended from Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, an Islamic scholar who purportedly traveled to Somaliland in the 12th or 13th century and married two women; one from the local Dir clan.
Meaning & Origin of Ishaaq
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Isaaq is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend to have descended from Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, an Islamic scholar who purportedly traveled to Somaliland in the 12th or 13th century and married two women; one from the local Dir clan.
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The Story of Ishaaq
The earliest SSA record of Ishaaq as a baby boy name dates back to 2002, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Ishaaq — #5,633 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Ishaaq on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Ishaaq last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 154 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ishaaq
Ishaaq is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 154 births in the dataset. Ishaaq's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Ishaaq's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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