Isaac
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Isaac
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 US list of top boy names.
Isaac evolved from the name Yitzchaq, derived from the Hebrew word tzachaq, meaning "to laugh." In the Old Testament, Isaac was the long-awaited son of the elderly Sarah and 100-year-old Abraham, so old that their news provoked laughter, giving the name its meaning. Isaac is used as a given name among Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike.
A baby given this name can point to many distinguished namesakes, including Isaacs (and Izaaks) Newton, Walton, Bashevis Singer, Asimov, Stern, Hayes, and Hanson.
Isaac also boasts the cute nicknames of Izzy — now shared, however, with a bevy of Isabellas — and Ike.
Isaac is also given to girls, where it ranks #9719 in the US.
Pronounced EYE-zack.
As of October 2026, Isaac ranked #47 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #28 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #100.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #31 | 9,994 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #31 | 9,986 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #31 | 9,774 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #32 | 8,891 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #34 | 8,502 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #34 | 8,228 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #39 | 7,149 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #40 | 6,982 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #41 | 6,745 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #42 | 6,606 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #40 | 6,498 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #47 | 5,953 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Isaac on lists
Famous Isaacs
- IsaacBoy
Biblical patriarch; son of Abraham and father of Jacob
- Isaac I KomnenosBoy
Byzantine emperor
- Isaac II AngelosBoy
Byzantine emperor
- Isaac NewtonBoy
English physicist
- Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Azimov)Boy
American novelist
- Isaac Thompson Carree IIIBoy
American gospel singer
- Isaac Lee HayesBoy
Jr., American R&B musician and actor
- Isaac ShelbyBoy
US politician; 1st and 5th Governor of Kentucky
- Isaac SternBoy
American violinist
- Isaac RedmanBoy
American football player
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (born Izaak Zynger)Boy
Polish,American novelist
- Isaac Emmanuilovich BabelBoy
Russian journalist and revolutionary
- Isaac BrockBoy
British general and Lieutenant Governor of Canada
- Isa'ako "Isaac" SopoagaBoy
American football player
- Isaac Edward SladeBoy
lead singer of American band The Fray
- Isaac GuilloryBoy
American guitarist
- (Clarke) Isaac HansonBoy
American musician of the band Hanson
- Isaac FryeBoy
Member of YouTube channel VenturianTale
- Jerome Isaac JonesBoy
American R&B/rapper
- Isaac GravesBoy
son of English actor Rupert Graves
- Isaac Hayden McHaleBoy
son of American actor Joel McHale
- Isaac NgBoy
son of Youtuber Lindy Tsang
- Isaac ButterfieldBoy
Australian comedian
- Isaac Elliot Rivera (b. 2010)Boy
son of Kailyn Marroquin and Jo Rivera of "Teen Mom 2"
- River Isaac Ruah OlsenBoy
son of actress Daniela Ruah
- Isaac (b. 2020)Boy
son of Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin.
Isaac in pop culture
- Isaac DavisBoy
character in "Manhattan"
- Isaac TaylorBoy
character on the show "The Beautiful Life"
- IsaacBoy
character in Golden Sun video games
- Isaac LaheyBoy
character on the show "Teen Wolf"
- IsaacBoy
character in John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"
- Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise DiggsBoy
character in "The Wizard Of Oz"
- IsaacBoy
false child prophet in "Children of the Corn"
- IsaacBoy
Robot character in Science Fiction comedy TV Series "The Orville"
- IsaacBoy
main protagonist in game "The Binding of Isaac"
- Isaac WashingtonBoy
character on TV's "The Love Boat"