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Issac

Issac: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Issac is usually a variant spelling of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak. The traditional form is Isaac; Issac is much less standard.

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How popular is Issac?

202485.0 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 Issac in 2024283

2024 rank#853 boys

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188024,304

Issac is fading: recent use is about 67% of its level ten years before.

Names like Issac

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Isaache 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

Issac questions

What does the name Issac mean?

Issac means "he will laugh". It comes from Hebrew. Issac is usually a variant spelling of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak. The traditional form is Isaac; Issac is much less standard.

Is Issac a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Issac?

283 US babies were named Issac in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Issac?

Issac 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.