Isaac

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Origin and meaning of Isaac

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (68,081 births)

Girls - 1% (76 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: Hebrew
Meaning:: He laughs
More info:: Isaac is derived from the Hebrew name Yitzchaq, which means "he laughs".

In the bible, Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah.

Pronunciation:: EYE zak

Form of:: Yitzhak

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Popularity:: Ranks 30th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Isaac (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Isaac was chosen 225,947 times as a name, 675 times for girls and 225,272 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	41	10,663	30	10	9,928
2011	47	12,518	35	8	9,508
2010	55	17,889	39	5	9,254
2009	56	10,195	40	11	9,503
2008	54	8,252	37	15	9,990
2007	60	9,178	41	13	10,239
2006	70	8,414	48	14	9,659
2005	75	5,879	49	21	9,101
2004	70	3,583	46	41	9,167
2003	73	6,990	48	16	8,928
2002	79	9,065	48	11	8,297
2001	77	7,088	47	15	8,192
2000	90	6,598	53	16	7,423
1999	111	6,016	64	17	6,397
1998	116	7,264	65	13	5,854
1997	138	8,581	73	10	5,138
1996	164	9,084	86	9	4,556
1995	191	7,709	98	11	3,876
1994	199	6,441	103	14	3,490
1993	214	6,771	110	13	3,210
1992	244	9,812	124	8	2,769
1991	258	7,600	130	11	2,497
1990	261	8,099	132	10	2,425
1989	280	9,034	138	8	2,208
1988	290	5,414	143	15	1,960
1987	302	4,538	152	18	1,826
1986	317	6,771	155	10	1,734
1985	335	6,614	165	10	1,668
1984	323	4,388	160	17	1,690
1983	313	4,965	151	14	1,792
1982	310	3,565	150	23	1,843
1981	305	6,990	150	9	1,833
1980	305	4,199	150	18	1,794
1979	310	4,917	151	14	1,734
1978	348	5,301	167	12	1,452
1977	386	5,021	186	13	1,263
1976	422	5,341	202	11	1,091
1975	455	5,270	213	11	1,013
1974	497	8,055	224	6	939
1973	507	-	235	-	899
1972	545	6,801	251	7	807
1971	630	6,217	288	8	714
1970	730	7,389	335	6	568
1969	759	5,629	349	8	515
1968	827	-	374	-	428
1967	835	6,290	377	6	395
1966	791	5,450	362	7	432
1965	820	-	375	-	429
1964	777	-	352	-	496
1963	796	-	358	-	472
1962	784	6,938	363	5	482
1961	791	-	359	-	488
1960	795	-	360	-	473
1959	742	4,776	342	8	513
1958	719	-	332	-	537
1957	722	6,461	334	5	522
1956	684	5,545	316	6	551
1955	685	-	313	-	545
1954	644	4,869	296	7	581
1953	652	6,020	301	5	550
1952	636	-	295	-	564
1951	622	5,080	293	6	551
1950	603	-	280	-	560
1949	584	-	271	-	598
1948	629	-	301	-	533
1947	588	5,645	281	5	598
1946	608	3,311	285	10	510
1945	589	4,855	281	5	461
1944	569	-	269	-	491
1943	602	-	280	-	478
1942	606	4,923	284	5	447
1941	567	-	265	-	452
1940	529	-	246	-	487
1939	534	4,532	249	5	461
1938	545	-	253	-	462
1937	544	4,531	255	5	447
1936	553	-	261	-	423
1935	514	4,501	241	5	476
1934	514	-	237	-	482
1933	510	3,942	237	6	479
1932	521	-	240	-	493
1931	559	-	256	-	442
1930	505	-	230	-	548
1929	486	-	216	-	586
1928	519	5,032	241	5	538
1927	453	-	203	-	692
1926	506	4,542	229	6	584
1925	461	4,670	206	6	679
1924	452	-	199	-	703
1923	443	-	197	-	699
1922	433	-	190	-	720
1921	468	-	208	-	644
1920	434	-	189	-	711
1919	410	4,028	178	7	736
1918	447	-	194	-	658
1917	441	-	192	-	622
1916	433	-	186	-	629
1915	448	-	196	-	568
1914	419	-	177	-	497
1913	419	-	172	-	398
1912	400	-	162	-	359
1911	399	-	143	-	233
1910	375	-	130	-	252
1909	375	-	130	-	208
1908	423	-	145	-	162
1907	391	-	134	-	178
1906	386	-	128	-	163
1905	415	-	145	-	147
1904	368	-	126	-	167
1903	399	-	138	-	138
1902	398	-	135	-	143
1901	379	-	125	-	133
1900	344	-	116	-	198
1899	356	-	119	-	139
1898	352	-	117	-	156
1897	311	-	101	-	175
1896	302	-	100	-	191
1895	312	-	107	-	172
1894	310	-	105	-	170
1893	289	-	97	-	182
1892	272	-	94	-	203
1891	287	-	101	-	160
1890	266	-	92	-	187
1889	249	-	91	-	188
1888	228	-	85	-	221
1887	219	-	84	-	194
1886	206	-	80	-	224
1885	205	-	80	-	204
1884	185	-	75	-	243
1883	177	-	70	-	227
1882	159	-	65	-	278
1881	152	-	64	-	258
1880	146	-	62	-	274

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	186	-	74
1890-99	300	-	102
1900-09	389	-	132
1910-19	420	-	172
1920-29	463	4748	207
1930-39	529	4325	246
1940-49	587	4684	277
1950-59	663	5595	307
1960-64	792	6938	360
1965-69	818	5870	372
1970-74	603	6802	277
1975-79	403	5233	192
1980-84	308	4930	150
1985-89	311	5834	154
1990-94	244	8071	124
1995-99	152	8160	81
2000	90	6598	53
2001	77	7088	47
2002	79	9065	48
2003	73	6990	48
2004	70	3583	46
2005	75	5879	49
2006	70	8414	48
2007	60	9178	41
2008	54	8252	37
2009	56	10195	40
2010	55	17889	39
2011	47	12518	35
2012	41	10663	30

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Meaning of Isaac: Isaac is derived from the Hebrew name Yitzchaq, which means "he laughs"

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