boy's name
Yitzchak
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,485
Yitzchak is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Yitzchak over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 49 |
| 1980s | 144 |
| 1990s | 208 |
| 2000s | 325 |
| 2010s | 402 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 317 |
How popular is Yitzchak?
In 2025, Yitzchak was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yitzchak is used
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 Yitzchak
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yitzchak also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yitzchak over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yitzchak
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yitzchak — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yitzchak
How popular is the name Yitzchak?
In 2025, Yitzchak was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yitzchak a girl's or a boy's name?
Yitzchak is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yitzchak most popular?
Yitzchak peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yitzchak a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yitzchak currently ranks #2,495 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.