Isaac Overview
Isaac Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Isaac?
Isaac means “he will laugh,” “he will rejoice,” or “laughter.” . People named Isaac are often seen as cheerful and optimistic, bringing a sense of joy and positivity to those around them.
What Is the Origin of The Name Isaac?
Isaac has its roots in Hebrew, making it a name with strong biblical significance. It first appears in the Old Testament, where Isaac is depicted as the son of Abraham and Sarah.
The name comes from the Hebrew word “Yitzchaq,” which is derived from “tzachaq,” meaning to laugh. This etymology reflects the story where Sarah laughed upon hearing the prophecy that she would have a child in her old age.
As one of the three patriarchs of Israel, Isaac holds a significant role in the Hebrew Bible, symbolizing joy and the fulfillment of God’s promises.
Isaac Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Isaac
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 42 (-1 from 2022) | 6581 (-151 from 2022) | 0.35939 |
2022 | 41 (-1 from 2021) | 6732 (-243 from 2021) | 0.35943 |
2021 | 40 (-1 from 2020) | 6975 (-169 from 2020) | 0.37228 |
2020 | 39 (-5 from 2019) | 7144 (-1078 from 2019) | 0.38623 |
2019 | 34 No change from 2018 | 8222 (-275 from 2018) | 0.42783 |
2018 | 34 (-2 from 2017) | 8497 (-388 from 2017) | 0.43715 |
2017 | 32 (-1 from 2016) | 8885 (-887 from 2016) | 0.44894 |
2016 | 31 No change from 2015 | 9772 (-210 from 2015) | 0.48242 |
2015 | 31 No change from 2014 | 9982 (-7 from 2014) | 0.48825 |
2014 | 31 (-3 from 2013) | 9989 (-140 from 2013) | 0.48745 |
2013 | 28 (+2 from 2012) | 10129 (+69 from 2012) | 0.50126 |
2012 | 30 (+5 from 2011) | 10060 (+456 from 2011) | 0.49577 |
2011 | 35 (+4 from 2010) | 9604 (+236 from 2010) | 0.47277 |
2010 | 39 (+1 from 2009) | 9368 (-196 from 2009) | 0.45599 |
2009 | 40 (-3 from 2008) | 9564 (-463 from 2008) | 0.45094 |
2008 | 37 (+4 from 2007) | 10027 (-243 from 2007) | 0.45987 |
2007 | 41 (+7 from 2006) | 10270 (+587 from 2006) | 0.46364 |
2006 | 48 (+1 from 2005) | 9683 (+558 from 2005) | 0.44167 |
2005 | 49 (-3 from 2004) | 9125 (-55 from 2004) | 0.42894 |
2004 | 46 (+2 from 2003) | 9180 (+238 from 2003) | 0.43438 |
2003 | 48 No change from 2002 | 8942 (+631 from 2002) | 0.42557 |
2002 | 48 (-1 from 2001) | 8311 (+111 from 2001) | 0.40215 |
2001 | 47 (+6 from 2000) | 8200 (+761 from 2000) | 0.39644 |
2000 | 53 (+11 from 1999) | 7439 (+1033 from 1999) | 0.35622 |
1999 | 64 (+1 from 1998) | 6406 (+547 from 1998) | 0.31417 |
1998 | 65 (+8 from 1997) | 5859 (+714 from 1997) | 0.28896 |
1997 | 73 (+13 from 1996) | 5145 (+580 from 1996) | 0.25754 |
1996 | 86 (+12 from 1995) | 4565 (+684 from 1995) | 0.22783 |
1995 | 98 (+5 from 1994) | 3881 (+386 from 1994) | 0.19295 |
1994 | 103 (+7 from 1993) | 3495 (+281 from 1993) | 0.17146 |
1993 | 110 (+14 from 1992) | 3214 (+442 from 1992) | 0.15560 |
1992 | 124 (+6 from 1991) | 2772 (+272 from 1991) | 0.13205 |
1991 | 130 (+2 from 1990) | 2500 (+71 from 1990) | 0.11794 |
1990 | 132 (+6 from 1989) | 2429 (+219 from 1989) | 0.11287 |
1989 | 138 (+5 from 1988) | 2210 (+246 from 1988) | 0.10544 |
1988 | 143 (+9 from 1987) | 1964 (+137 from 1987) | 0.09809 |
1987 | 152 (+3 from 1986) | 1827 (+90 from 1986) | 0.09368 |
1986 | 155 (+10 from 1985) | 1737 (+63 from 1985) | 0.09039 |
1985 | 165 (-5 from 1984) | 1674 (-18 from 1984) | 0.08699 |
1984 | 160 (-9 from 1983) | 1692 (-104 from 1983) | 0.09016 |
1983 | 151 No change from 1982 | 1796 (-45 from 1982) | 0.09637 |
1982 | 151 (-1 from 1981) | 1841 (+5 from 1981) | 0.09755 |
1981 | 150 No change from 1980 | 1836 (+38 from 1980) | 0.09858 |
1980 | 150 (+1 from 1979) | 1798 (+64 from 1979) | 0.09694 |
1979 | 151 (+16 from 1978) | 1734 (+283 from 1978) | 0.09680 |
1978 | 167 (+17 from 1977) | 1451 (+187 from 1977) | 0.08492 |
1977 | 184 (+18 from 1976) | 1264 (+171 from 1976) | 0.07395 |
1976 | 202 (+11 from 1975) | 1093 (+79 from 1975) | 0.06695 |
1975 | 213 (+10 from 1974) | 1014 (+73 from 1974) | 0.06250 |
1974 | 223 (+12 from 1973) | 941 (+45 from 1973) | 0.05772 |
1973 | 235 (+16 from 1972) | 896 (+90 from 1972) | 0.05553 |
1972 | 251 (+37 from 1971) | 806 (+93 from 1971) | 0.04815 |
1971 | 288 (+46 from 1970) | 713 (+145 from 1970) | 0.03922 |
1970 | 334 (+15 from 1969) | 568 (+53 from 1969) | 0.02982 |
1969 | 349 (+26 from 1968) | 515 (+88 from 1968) | 0.02815 |
1968 | 375 (+2 from 1967) | 427 (+32 from 1967) | 0.02405 |
1967 | 377 (-14 from 1966) | 395 (-34 from 1966) | 0.02220 |
1966 | 363 (+12 from 1965) | 429 (+1 from 1965) | 0.02360 |
1965 | 375 (-23 from 1964) | 428 (-68 from 1964) | 0.02259 |
1964 | 352 (+7 from 1963) | 496 (+24 from 1963) | 0.02447 |
1963 | 359 (+4 from 1962) | 472 (-10 from 1962) | 0.02286 |
1962 | 363 (-5 from 1961) | 482 (-11 from 1961) | 0.02293 |
1961 | 358 (+3 from 1960) | 493 (+24 from 1960) | 0.02286 |
1960 | 361 (-19 from 1959) | 469 (-44 from 1959) | 0.02166 |
1959 | 342 (-10 from 1958) | 513 (-27 from 1958) | 0.02368 |
1958 | 332 (+2 from 1957) | 540 (+19 from 1957) | 0.02506 |
1957 | 334 (-17 from 1956) | 521 (-31 from 1956) | 0.02380 |
1956 | 317 (-3 from 1955) | 552 (+7 from 1955) | 0.02572 |
1955 | 314 (-19 from 1954) | 545 (-40 from 1954) | 0.02607 |
1954 | 295 (+6 from 1953) | 585 (+37 from 1953) | 0.02827 |
1953 | 301 (-7 from 1952) | 548 (-16 from 1952) | 0.02737 |
1952 | 294 (-2 from 1951) | 564 (+10 from 1951) | 0.02858 |
1951 | 292 (-10 from 1950) | 554 (-3 from 1950) | 0.02898 |
1950 | 282 (-12 from 1949) | 557 (-42 from 1949) | 0.03062 |
1949 | 270 (+28 from 1948) | 599 (+66 from 1948) | 0.03324 |
1948 | 298 (-18 from 1947) | 533 (-66 from 1947) | 0.02990 |
1947 | 280 (+5 from 1946) | 599 (+85 from 1946) | 0.03225 |
1946 | 285 (-4 from 1945) | 514 (+54 from 1945) | 0.03114 |
1945 | 281 (-12 from 1944) | 460 (-31 from 1944) | 0.03354 |
1944 | 269 (+10 from 1943) | 491 (+10 from 1943) | 0.03535 |
1943 | 279 (+4 from 1942) | 481 (+32 from 1942) | 0.03307 |
1942 | 283 (-18 from 1941) | 449 (-3 from 1941) | 0.03188 |
1941 | 265 (-19 from 1940) | 452 (-35 from 1940) | 0.03602 |
1940 | 246 (+3 from 1939) | 487 (+25 from 1939) | 0.04106 |
1939 | 249 (+4 from 1938) | 462 (+1 from 1938) | 0.04077 |
1938 | 253 (+2 from 1937) | 461 (+14 from 1937) | 0.04056 |
1937 | 255 (+6 from 1936) | 447 (+24 from 1936) | 0.04087 |
1936 | 261 (-20 from 1935) | 423 (-53 from 1935) | 0.03974 |
1935 | 241 (-4 from 1934) | 476 (-5 from 1934) | 0.04450 |
1934 | 237 No change from 1933 | 481 (+1 from 1933) | 0.04529 |
1933 | 237 (+3 from 1932) | 480 (-12 from 1932) | 0.04705 |
1932 | 240 (+16 from 1931) | 492 (+49 from 1931) | 0.04579 |
1931 | 256 (-26 from 1930) | 443 (-105 from 1930) | 0.04141 |
1930 | 230 (-12 from 1929) | 548 (-37 from 1929) | 0.04852 |
1929 | 218 (+23 from 1928) | 585 (+51 from 1928) | 0.05282 |
1928 | 241 (-38 from 1927) | 534 (-159 from 1927) | 0.04679 |
1927 | 203 (+25 from 1926) | 693 (+107 from 1926) | 0.05964 |
1926 | 228 (-22 from 1925) | 586 (-92 from 1925) | 0.05116 |
1925 | 206 (-7 from 1924) | 678 (-26 from 1924) | 0.05888 |
1924 | 199 (-2 from 1923) | 704 (+6 from 1923) | 0.06022 |
1923 | 197 (-7 from 1922) | 698 (-22 from 1922) | 0.06165 |
1922 | 190 (+18 from 1921) | 720 (+72 from 1921) | 0.06399 |
1921 | 208 (-18 from 1920) | 648 (-58 from 1920) | 0.05695 |
1920 | 190 (-12 from 1919) | 706 (-31 from 1919) | 0.06414 |
1919 | 178 (+16 from 1918) | 737 (+79 from 1918) | 0.07259 |
1918 | 194 (-2 from 1917) | 658 (+36 from 1917) | 0.06275 |
1917 | 192 (-6 from 1916) | 622 (-7 from 1916) | 0.06484 |
1916 | 186 (+9 from 1915) | 629 (+61 from 1915) | 0.06813 |
1915 | 195 (-18 from 1914) | 568 (+72 from 1914) | 0.06448 |
1914 | 177 (-5 from 1913) | 496 (+98 from 1913) | 0.07259 |
1913 | 172 (-10 from 1912) | 398 (+39 from 1912) | 0.07422 |
1912 | 162 (-19 from 1911) | 359 (+126 from 1911) | 0.07952 |
1911 | 143 (-13 from 1910) | 233 (-19 from 1910) | 0.09652 |
1910 | 130 (-2 from 1909) | 252 (+43 from 1909) | 0.12085 |
1909 | 128 (+17 from 1908) | 209 (+47 from 1908) | 0.11817 |
1908 | 145 (-12 from 1907) | 162 (-16 from 1907) | 0.09738 |
1907 | 133 (-5 from 1906) | 178 (+15 from 1906) | 0.11224 |
1906 | 128 (+16 from 1905) | 163 (+16 from 1905) | 0.11314 |
1905 | 144 (-18 from 1904) | 147 (-20 from 1904) | 0.10263 |
1904 | 126 (+9 from 1903) | 167 (+29 from 1903) | 0.12058 |
1903 | 135 No change from 1902 | 138 (-5 from 1902) | 0.10671 |
1902 | 135 (-11 from 1901) | 143 (+10 from 1901) | 0.10772 |
1901 | 124 (-8 from 1900) | 133 (-65 from 1900) | 0.11506 |
1900 | 116 (+3 from 1899) | 198 (+59 from 1899) | 0.12213 |
1899 | 119 (-2 from 1898) | 139 (-17 from 1898) | 0.12067 |
1898 | 117 (-16 from 1897) | 156 (-19 from 1897) | 0.11809 |
1897 | 101 (-1 from 1896) | 175 (-16 from 1896) | 0.14351 |
1896 | 100 (+7 from 1895) | 191 (+19 from 1895) | 0.14798 |
1895 | 107 (-2 from 1894) | 172 (+2 from 1894) | 0.13582 |
1894 | 105 (-8 from 1893) | 170 (-12 from 1893) | 0.13612 |
1893 | 97 (-3 from 1892) | 182 (-21 from 1892) | 0.15036 |
1892 | 94 (+7 from 1891) | 203 (+43 from 1891) | 0.15443 |
1891 | 101 (-9 from 1890) | 160 (-27 from 1890) | 0.14643 |
1890 | 92 (-1 from 1889) | 187 (-1 from 1889) | 0.15622 |
1889 | 91 (-6 from 1888) | 188 (-33 from 1888) | 0.15794 |
1888 | 85 (-2 from 1887) | 221 (+27 from 1887) | 0.17012 |
1887 | 83 (-5 from 1886) | 194 (-30 from 1886) | 0.17748 |
1886 | 78 (+1 from 1885) | 224 (+20 from 1885) | 0.18817 |
1885 | 79 (-4 from 1884) | 204 (-39 from 1884) | 0.17595 |
1884 | 75 (-5 from 1883) | 243 (+16 from 1883) | 0.19798 |
1883 | 70 (-5 from 1882) | 227 (-51 from 1882) | 0.20182 |
1882 | 65 (-1 from 1881) | 278 (+20 from 1881) | 0.22781 |
1881 | 64 (-2 from 1880) | 258 (-16 from 1880) | 0.23828 |
1880 | 62 First SSA data recorded | 274 First SSA data recorded | 0.23142 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Isaac
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#312021 | #332022 | #252023 |
Texas (TX)
#352021 | #432022 | #422023 |
New York (NY)
#352021 | #372022 | #352023 |
Florida (FL)
#492021 | #452022 | #382023 |
Illinois (IL)
#342021 | #382022 | #432023 |
Ohio (OH)
#402021 | #532022 | #592023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#462021 | #412022 | #452023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#402021 | #382022 | #502023 |
Michigan (MI)
#272021 | #262022 | #302023 |
Georgia (GA)
#612021 | #462022 | #472023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#392021 | #372022 | #432023 |
Washington (WA)
#302021 | #342022 | #252023 |
Indiana (IN)
#372021 | #342022 | #512023 |
Virginia (VA)
#332021 | #392022 | #282023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#422021 | #292022 | #342023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#512021 | #652022 | #562023 |
Colorado (CO)
#462021 | #372022 | #522023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#602021 | #1032022 | #582023 |
Utah (UT)
#382021 | #372022 | #552023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#372021 | #462022 | #362023 |
Missouri (MO)
#522021 | #692022 | #532023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#422021 | #412022 | #332023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#592021 | #772022 | #722023 |
Oregon (OR)
#312021 | #382022 | #362023 |
Alabama (AL)
#502021 | #652022 | #522023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#892021 | #662022 | #662023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#502021 | #392022 | #302023 |
Maryland (MD)
#422021 | #222022 | #242023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#312021 | #522022 | #402023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#452021 | #332022 | #332023 |
Kansas (KS)
#362021 | #442022 | #382023 |
Iowa (IA)
#232021 | #362022 | #462023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#482021 | #522022 | #1012023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#1222021 | #972022 | #762023 |
Nevada (NV)
#342021 | #372022 | #232023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#502021 | #672022 | #872023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#432021 | #182022 | #262023 |
Idaho (ID)
#732021 | #472022 | #582023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#462021 | #492022 | #632023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#302021 | #1242022 | #832023 |
Maine (ME)
#522021 | #662022 | #1022023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#312020 | #862022 | #732023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#572021 | #292022 | #602023 |
Montana (MT)
#422021 | #992022 | #292023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#242021 | #312022 | #292023 |
Alaska (AK)
#472021 | #572022 | #932023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#872021 | #822022 | #392023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#382021 | #822022 | #992023 |
Vermont (VT)
#472019 | #312020 | #1182022 |
Wyoming (WY)
#322020 | #652021 | #192022 |
Delaware (DE)
#482021 | #412022 | #872023 |
Popularity Rankings for Isaac in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#362017 | #132021 | #152023 |
Popularity in France
#262020 | #172021 | #132022 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#232021 | #192022 | #332023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#232019 | #212020 | #252021 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#432021 | #252022 | #242023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#312021 | #402022 | #272023 |
Popularity in Canada
#332021 | #382022 | #272023 |
Popularity in Mexico
#292020 | #332021 |
Popularity in Belgium
#622020 | #512021 | #352022 |
Popularity in Portugal
#522012 | #392019 | #402020 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#452021 | #532022 | #462023 |
Popularity in Chile
#592019 | #542020 | #642021 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#552020 | #572021 | #632022 |
Popularity in Scotland
#622021 | #622022 | #572023 |
Popularity in Spain
#932020 | #842021 | #792022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#872021 | #1002022 | #832023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#1102020 | #1052021 | #842022 |
Popularity in Uruguay
#1082021 | #1062022 | #1002023 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1862013 | #1512014 | #1702015 |
Popularity in Norway
#2332021 | #2542022 | #2102023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#2252022 | #2572023 |
Popularity in Poland
#4492016 | #5102017 | #4742018 |
Popularity in Germany
#4782023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Isaac a Name for Boys or Girls?
Isaac is primarily a masculine name. It has traditionally been used for boys and is associated with male biblical figures.
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