boy's name

Izaac

  • Origin Hebrew
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,013

Northern Ireland

#444

2011 births

Izaac is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Izaac is a name of Hebrew origin.
  • Peaked in 2009, when 151 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Izaac over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,120
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Izaac by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 17
1980s 22
1990s 267
2000s 1,099
2010s 1,120
2020s (to 2025) 320

How popular is Izaac?

In 2025, Izaac was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Izaac is used

Northern Ireland #444 3 in 2011
Scotland #859 3 in 2019
Ireland #879 3 in 2010
France #916 45 in 2025
England & Wales #2,260 11 in 2025
Canada #2,532 8 in 2024
United States #2,877 44 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Izaac

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Izaac also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Izaac over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Izaac

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Izaac — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Izaac

How popular is the name Izaac?

In 2025, Izaac was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Izaac a girl's or a boy's name?

Izaac is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Izaac most popular?

Izaac peaked in 2009, when 151 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Izaac a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Izaac currently ranks #916 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.