Boy nameCurrently #40 in the USFalling
Isaac
EYE-zik//ˈaɪzək//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20075 lettersStarts with I
Meaning & origin
He will laugh
Isaac comes from the Hebrew 'Yitzchak', meaning 'he will laugh' or 'he laughs', reflecting his parents Abraham and Sarah's joy and disbelief at his birth in their old age. A steady classic for centuries, it carries both warmth and biblical gravity.
Isaac's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Isaac |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 274 |
| 1881 | 258 |
| 1882 | 278 |
| 1883 | 227 |
| 1884 | 243 |
| 1885 | 204 |
| 1886 | 224 |
| 1887 | 194 |
| 1888 | 221 |
| 1889 | 188 |
| 1890 | 187 |
| 1891 | 160 |
| 1892 | 203 |
| 1893 | 182 |
| 1894 | 170 |
| 1895 | 172 |
| 1896 | 191 |
| 1897 | 175 |
| 1898 | 156 |
| 1899 | 139 |
| 1900 | 198 |
| 1901 | 133 |
| 1902 | 143 |
| 1903 | 138 |
| 1904 | 167 |
| 1905 | 147 |
| 1906 | 163 |
| 1907 | 178 |
| 1908 | 162 |
| 1909 | 209 |
| 1910 | 252 |
| 1911 | 233 |
| 1912 | 359 |
| 1913 | 398 |
| 1914 | 496 |
| 1915 | 568 |
| 1916 | 629 |
| 1917 | 622 |
| 1918 | 658 |
| 1919 | 744 |
| 1920 | 706 |
| 1921 | 648 |
| 1922 | 720 |
| 1923 | 698 |
| 1924 | 704 |
| 1925 | 684 |
| 1926 | 592 |
| 1927 | 693 |
| 1928 | 539 |
| 1929 | 585 |
| 1930 | 548 |
| 1931 | 443 |
| 1932 | 492 |
| 1933 | 486 |
| 1934 | 481 |
| 1935 | 481 |
| 1936 | 423 |
| 1937 | 452 |
| 1938 | 460 |
| 1939 | 468 |
| 1940 | 487 |
| 1941 | 451 |
| 1942 | 455 |
| 1943 | 481 |
| 1944 | 491 |
| 1945 | 465 |
| 1946 | 524 |
| 1947 | 604 |
| 1948 | 533 |
| 1949 | 599 |
| 1950 | 557 |
| 1951 | 560 |
| 1952 | 564 |
| 1953 | 548 |
| 1954 | 592 |
| 1955 | 545 |
| 1956 | 558 |
| 1957 | 526 |
| 1958 | 540 |
| 1959 | 521 |
| 1960 | 468 |
| 1961 | 494 |
| 1962 | 487 |
| 1963 | 472 |
| 1964 | 496 |
| 1965 | 428 |
| 1966 | 436 |
| 1967 | 401 |
| 1968 | 427 |
| 1969 | 523 |
| 1970 | 575 |
| 1971 | 721 |
| 1972 | 813 |
| 1973 | 896 |
| 1974 | 947 |
| 1975 | 1,025 |
| 1976 | 1,104 |
| 1977 | 1,277 |
| 1978 | 1,463 |
| 1979 | 1,748 |
| 1980 | 1,817 |
| 1981 | 1,845 |
| 1982 | 1,863 |
| 1983 | 1,811 |
| 1984 | 1,709 |
| 1985 | 1,683 |
| 1986 | 1,748 |
| 1987 | 1,846 |
| 1988 | 1,979 |
| 1989 | 2,218 |
| 1990 | 2,439 |
| 1991 | 2,511 |
| 1992 | 2,781 |
| 1993 | 3,227 |
| 1994 | 3,509 |
| 1995 | 3,892 |
| 1996 | 4,574 |
| 1997 | 5,155 |
| 1998 | 5,872 |
| 1999 | 6,424 |
| 2000 | 7,455 |
| 2001 | 8,215 |
| 2002 | 8,322 |
| 2003 | 8,959 |
| 2004 | 9,222 |
| 2005 | 9,148 |
| 2006 | 9,698 |
| 2007 | 10,287 |
| 2008 | 10,044 |
| 2009 | 9,579 |
| 2010 | 9,376 |
| 2011 | 9,614 |
| 2012 | 10,073 |
| 2013 | 10,140 |
| 2014 | 10,007 |
| 2015 | 9,998 |
| 2016 | 9,789 |
| 2017 | 8,903 |
| 2018 | 8,511 |
| 2019 | 8,239 |
| 2020 | 7,157 |
| 2021 | 6,982 |
| 2022 | 6,745 |
| 2023 | 6,613 |
| 2024 | 6,504 |
Isaac through the decades
- Isaac peaked in 2007, when 10,287 babies were named Isaac in the US.
- The 2010s were Isaac's strongest decade, averaging 9,465 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Isaac has fallen 19% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Isaac currently ranks #40 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
IkeZack
Variants & spellings
IsaakYitzhak
Famous people named Isaac
- Isaac Newton — physicist