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Isaac

Isaac: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he will laugh”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
EYE-zik · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Hebrew Yitzchaq. In the Bible, Isaac is the son of Abraham and Sarah; the name has been widely used in Jewish and Christian traditions.

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How popular is Isaac?

20241,954 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Isaac in 20246,504

2024 rank#40 boys

Peak year2013

Total US babies since 1880326,231

Isaac has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Isaac

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Issache will laugh · Hebrew
  • Ikehe will laugh · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Isaac questions

What does the name Isaac mean?

Isaac means "he will laugh". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Yitzchaq. In the Bible, Isaac is the son of Abraham and Sarah; the name has been widely used in Jewish and Christian traditions.

Is Isaac a boy or girl name?

Isaac is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Isaac?

6,504 US babies were named Isaac in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.

How do you pronounce Isaac?

Isaac is usually pronounced EYE-zik.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.