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Issac

Boy

Meaning of Issac: Hebrew: 'he will laugh'

Issac is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 920th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 560th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#920

258 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#560

68 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,571

First recorded 1880 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 197 babies1982: 198 babies1983: 213 babies1984: 158 babies1985: 179 babies1986: 174 babies1987: 158 babies1988: 172 babies1989: 202 babies1990: 275 babies19901991: 279 babies1992: 254 babies1993: 290 babies1994: 309 babies1995: 319 babies1996: 384 babies1997: 416 babies1998: 463 babies1999: 506 babies2000: 520 babies20002001: 618 babies2002: 615 babies2003: 653 babies2004: 666 babies2005: 698 babies2006: 723 babies2007: 793 babies2008: 820 babies2009: 684 babies2010: 628 babies20102011: 640 babies2012: 622 babies2013: 593 babies2014: 503 babies2015: 509 babies2016: 443 babies2017: 439 babies2018: 487 babies2019: 441 babies2020: 429 babies20202021: 419 babies2022: 393 babies2023: 320 babies2024: 287 babies2025: 258 babies
US babies named Issac per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 820.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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