Isaac
Boy · EYE-zak · Hebrew
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Isaac is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 35th for boys in the UK (1,463 babies) and 47th for boys in the US (5,953 babies).
What does Isaac mean?
Hebrew
“he will laugh”
In Genesis, Sarah laughs at the news that she will bear a son in old age, and he is named Isaac.
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Is Isaac a girl's or a boy's name?
Isaac is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,463 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 5,953 boys in the US.
How popular is Isaac in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #35among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,463about 1 in 200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,463 boys in the UK were named Isaac, making it the 35th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 24th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 3,009 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Isaac than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Isaac in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,579 boys in the UK were given Isaac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #31, up from #35 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 36th in England and Wales, 56th in Scotland and 31st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#58), 2014 (#25) and 2024 (#37).
Isaac in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,463 | #35 |
| 2024 | 1,510 | #37 |
| 2023 | 1,764 | #29 |
| 2022 | 1,874 | #28 |
| 2021 | 2,039 | #27 |
| 2020 | 2,238 | #24 |
| 2019 | 2,510 | #23 |
| 2018 | 2,749 | #22 |
| 2017 | 2,643 | #24 |
| 2016 | 2,873 | #21 |
| 2015 | 3,009 | #24 |
| 2014 | 2,823 | #28 |
| 2013 | 2,729 | #29 |
| 2012 | 2,826 | #31 |
| 2011 | 2,502 | #36 |
| 2010 | 2,238 | #40 |
| 2009 | 2,099 | #41 |
| 2008 | 2,070 | #40 |
| 2007 | 1,852 | #48 |
| 2006 | 1,406 | #60 |
| 2005 | 1,371 | #56 |
| 2004 | 1,155 | #66 |
| 2003 | 984 | #71 |
| 2002 | 967 | #68 |
| 2001 | 832 | #81 |
| 2000 | 827 | #74 |
| 1999 | 740 | #86 |
| 1998 | 682 | #92 |
| 1997 | 546 | #107 |
| 1996 | 492 | #110 |
How popular is Isaac in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #47among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5,953about 1 in 290 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5,953 boys in the US were named Isaac, making it the 47th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 39th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10,274 boys. 10 girls were also named Isaac in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Isaac than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Isaac in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,428 boys in the US were given Isaac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #47.
Isaac in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,953 | #47 |
| 2024 | 6,529 | #41 |
| 2023 | 6,621 | #42 |
| 2022 | 6,752 | #41 |
| 2021 | 6,987 | #40 |
| 2020 | 7,155 | #39 |
| 2019 | 8,231 | #34 |
| 2018 | 8,503 | #34 |
| 2017 | 8,894 | #32 |
| 2016 | 9,782 | #31 |
| 2015 | 9,988 | #31 |
| 2014 | 9,999 | #31 |
| 2013 | 10,134 | #28 |
| 2012 | 10,065 | #30 |
| 2011 | 9,607 | #35 |
| 2010 | 9,371 | #39 |
| 2009 | 9,569 | #40 |
| 2008 | 10,030 | #37 |
| 2007 | 10,274 | #41 |
| 2006 | 9,685 | #48 |
| 2005 | 9,127 | #49 |
| 2004 | 9,181 | #46 |
| 2003 | 8,944 | #48 |
| 2002 | 8,312 | #48 |
| 2001 | 8,200 | #47 |
| 2000 | 7,439 | #53 |
| 1999 | 6,407 | #64 |
| 1998 | 5,859 | #65 |
| 1997 | 5,146 | #73 |
| 1996 | 4,566 | #86 |
| 1995 | 3,881 | #98 |
| 1994 | 3,496 | #103 |
| 1993 | 3,214 | #110 |
| 1992 | 2,773 | #123 |
| 1991 | 2,500 | #130 |
| 1990 | 2,429 | #132 |
| 1989 | 2,210 | #137 |
| 1988 | 1,964 | #143 |
| 1987 | 1,828 | #151 |
| 1986 | 1,736 | #155 |
| 1985 | 1,673 | #165 |
| 1984 | 1,692 | #160 |
| 1983 | 1,796 | #151 |
| 1982 | 1,841 | #151 |
| 1981 | 1,836 | #150 |
| 1980 | 1,798 | #150 |
| 1979 | 1,734 | #151 |
| 1978 | 1,451 | #167 |
| 1977 | 1,264 | #184 |
| 1976 | 1,093 | #202 |
| 1975 | 1,014 | #213 |
| 1974 | 941 | #223 |
| 1973 | 896 | #235 |
| 1972 | 806 | #251 |
| 1971 | 712 | #288 |
| 1970 | 569 | #332 |
| 1969 | 514 | #349 |
| 1968 | 427 | #375 |
| 1967 | 395 | #377 |
| 1966 | 430 | #362 |
| 1965 | 428 | #375 |
| 1964 | 496 | #352 |
| 1963 | 472 | #359 |
| 1962 | 482 | #363 |
| 1961 | 494 | #357 |
| 1960 | 467 | #365 |
| 1959 | 513 | #342 |
| 1958 | 540 | #332 |
| 1957 | 521 | #334 |
| 1956 | 552 | #317 |
| 1955 | 545 | #314 |
| 1954 | 585 | #295 |
| 1953 | 548 | #301 |
| 1952 | 564 | #294 |
| 1951 | 554 | #292 |
| 1950 | 557 | #282 |
| 1949 | 599 | #270 |
| 1948 | 533 | #298 |
| 1947 | 599 | #280 |
| 1946 | 514 | #285 |
| 1945 | 460 | #281 |
| 1944 | 491 | #269 |
| 1943 | 481 | #279 |
| 1942 | 450 | #283 |
| 1941 | 451 | #265 |
| 1940 | 486 | #246 |
| 1939 | 465 | #248 |
| 1938 | 460 | #253 |
| 1937 | 447 | #255 |
| 1936 | 423 | #261 |
| 1935 | 476 | #241 |
| 1934 | 481 | #237 |
| 1933 | 480 | #237 |
| 1932 | 492 | #240 |
| 1931 | 443 | #256 |
| 1930 | 548 | #230 |
| 1929 | 585 | #218 |
| 1928 | 534 | #241 |
| 1927 | 693 | #203 |
| 1926 | 586 | #228 |
| 1925 | 678 | #206 |
| 1924 | 704 | #199 |
| 1923 | 698 | #197 |
| 1922 | 720 | #190 |
| 1921 | 648 | #208 |
| 1920 | 706 | #190 |
| 1919 | 737 | #178 |
| 1918 | 658 | #194 |
| 1917 | 622 | #192 |
| 1916 | 629 | #186 |
| 1915 | 568 | #195 |
| 1914 | 496 | #177 |
| 1913 | 398 | #172 |
| 1912 | 359 | #162 |
| 1911 | 233 | #143 |
| 1910 | 252 | #130 |
| 1909 | 209 | #128 |
| 1908 | 162 | #145 |
| 1907 | 178 | #133 |
| 1906 | 163 | #128 |
| 1905 | 147 | #144 |
| 1904 | 167 | #126 |
| 1903 | 138 | #135 |
| 1902 | 143 | #135 |
| 1901 | 133 | #124 |
| 1900 | 198 | #116 |
| 1899 | 139 | #119 |
| 1898 | 156 | #117 |
| 1897 | 175 | #101 |
| 1896 | 191 | #100 |
| 1895 | 172 | #107 |
| 1894 | 170 | #105 |
| 1893 | 182 | #97 |
| 1892 | 203 | #94 |
| 1891 | 160 | #101 |
| 1890 | 187 | #92 |
| 1889 | 188 | #91 |
| 1888 | 221 | #85 |
| 1887 | 194 | #83 |
| 1886 | 224 | #78 |
| 1885 | 204 | #79 |
| 1884 | 243 | #75 |
| 1883 | 227 | #70 |
| 1882 | 278 | #65 |
| 1881 | 258 | #64 |
| 1880 | 274 | #62 |
Nicknames for Isaac
Names like Isaac
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Elijah Noah Hugo Harrison Lucas Ezra Caleb Mason Austin Gabriel Reuben
Other spellings of Isaac
Issac Isaak Izaac Izaak Izak Isac Izack Isacc Izac Izek Issak
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