Yitzi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YIT-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Yitzi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Yitzi mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Yitzchak, Isaac
“he will laugh”
A Yiddish-style pet form of Yitzchak, the Hebrew form of Isaac.
Is Yitzi a girl's or a boy's name?
Yitzi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yitzi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 700% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Yitzi, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Yitzi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
Names like Yitzi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Loki Rumi Yug Yoan Yusuf Yitzchok Kairo Benji Yunus Yakov Minh Ruairi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yitzi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yitzi, updated 20 October 2026.