Izaac
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EYE-zak
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Izaac is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Izaac mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Isaac
“he will laugh”
Is Izaac a girl's or a boy's name?
Izaac is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Izaac in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Izaac, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 32 boys.
Half of all the boys named Izaac in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,579 boys in the UK were given Izaac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #31, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Izaac in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Izaac in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,832nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Izaac, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 151 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had fewer boys named Izaac than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Izaac in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,428 boys in the US were given Izaac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #47, up from #2,832 for this spelling alone.
Izaac in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,886 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,871 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,903 |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,359 |
| 2014 | 131 | #1,329 |
| 2013 | 146 | #1,229 |
| 2012 | 146 | #1,218 |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 133 | #1,292 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,191 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 131 | #1,311 |
| 2006 | 100 | #1,512 |
| 2005 | 134 | #1,190 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,402 |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,398 |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,329 |
| 2001 | 73 | #1,613 |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Nicknames for Izaac
- Zac 126 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Izaac
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Musa, Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Abdullah, Zakariya, Ismail, Yusuf, Mustafa, Zayd, Umar
Other spellings of Izaac
Isaac, Issac, Isaak, Izaak, Izak, Isac, Izack, Isacc, Izac, Izek, Issak
Names related to Izaac
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Izaac: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/izaac, updated 20 October 2026.