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Yitzchok

Boy

Meaning of Yitzchok: Hebrew: 'he will laugh'

Yitzchok is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 917th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#917

261 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,451

First recorded 1952 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 38 babies1984: 41 babies1985: 49 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 49 babies1988: 56 babies1989: 53 babies1990: 56 babies19901991: 60 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 84 babies1994: 69 babies1995: 71 babies1996: 62 babies1997: 74 babies1998: 85 babies1999: 82 babies2000: 90 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 109 babies2003: 99 babies2004: 111 babies2005: 109 babies2006: 117 babies2007: 104 babies2008: 108 babies2009: 116 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 142 babies2013: 167 babies2014: 128 babies2015: 151 babies2016: 151 babies2017: 184 babies2018: 177 babies2019: 187 babies2020: 193 babies20202021: 195 babies2022: 208 babies2023: 208 babies2024: 242 babies2025: 261 babies
US babies named Yitzchok per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 261.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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