Names That Mean Laughter

Isaac

Hebrew

"laughter"

Isaac has shaved off his biblical beard and leaped into the upper echelon of popular boys' names, outrunning cousin Isaiah. A favorite of the Puritans, Isaac has never dipped below Number 400 on the…

Yitzchok

Yiddish variation of Yitzhak and Isaac, Hebrew

"laughter"

Yitzchok is a variation of the cheerful Isaac which entered the US Top 1000 in 2024.

Issac

Hebrew

"laughter"

A play on the spelling of Isaac that's somehow been in the Top 1000 every year since 1880. (If only by a hair: In both 1926 and 1962, it came in at number 999.) It hit an all-time peak at Number 377…

Ike

Diminutive of Isaac, Hebrew

"laughter"

Ike, once the quirky one-person nickname of President Dwight Eisenhower, has morphed into a cool kid nickname of the early 21st century. The rise of Isaac and the stylishness of short down-to-earth…

Ishaq

Arabic and Urdu from Hebrew Yitzchak or Isaac

"laughter"

The Arabic and Urdu form of the cheerful Isaac, itself derived from the Hebrew Ytizchak, Ishaq is familiar in the UK and in France and was a fast rising choice in 2023. In Islamic tradition, Ishaq is…

Kyssac

Modern invention

"laughter at the narrow spit of land; laughter from the Lord"

One of the Top US debuts to the US stats in 2025, Kysaac blends the cheerful, Biblical Isaac with the cool, sharp Ky sound of Kyler, Kyson, Kyle, are similar. Given to 45 boys in a recent count,…

Iiro

Finnish diminutive of Isak

"laughter"

A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.

Ihaka

Maori

"laughter"

Maori form of Isaac

Isach

Judeo-Italian variation of Isaac, Hebrew

"laughter"