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Isaac

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
He Will Laugh
He laughs

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Isaac

Pronunciation

i-saac

Famous People

Physicist Sir Isaac Newton, Author Isaac Asimov, Designer Isaac Mizrahi, Musician Isaac Hanson

Celebrity Babies

Son of Joel McHale, Son of Mandy Patinkin, Son of Annie Potts

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #41, 10,252 births); most recent 2025 (rank #47, 5,953 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3563, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255,95310
20246,4986
20236,6067
20226,745–
20216,982–
20207,1498
20198,22811
20188,5029
20178,89112
20169,77415

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #20, 2,829 births); most recent 2025 (rank #36, 1,331 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,331
20241,360
20231,611
20221,733
20211,888
20202,074
20192,331
20182,578
20172,432
20162,662

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #15, 2,608 births); most recent 2023 (rank #11, 2,556 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2437, 9 births); most recent 2008 (rank #5329, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20232,556–
20222,608–
20212,325–
20201,942–
20191,673–
20181,377–
20171,277–
20161,109–
2015986–
2014900–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #77, 101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #106, 54 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202554
202456
202372
202263
202174
202077
201977
201868
201786
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #45, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #56, 77 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202577
202490
202389
202284
202185
202083
2019100
201899
2017126
2016122

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #25, 89 births); most recent 2025 (rank #31, 55 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202555
202460
202364
202257
202166
202081
201979
201872
201785
201689

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #24, 114 births); most recent 2023 (rank #24, 72 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202372
202270
202166
202082
201985
201888
201790
201695
2015114
2014114

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence