Issac
Isaac transliterated from Yitzhak, Yitzchok is a given name derived from Judaism and a given name among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim societies, generally in reference to the above. "Ike" and "Ise" are also short forms of the name. Isaac was one of the three patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.
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Meaning & Origin of Issac
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isaac transliterated from Yitzhak, Yitzchok is a given name derived from Judaism and a given name among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim societies, generally in reference to the above. "Ike" and "Ise" are also short forms of the name. Isaac was one of the three patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Issac
Issac first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 820 births, good for #376 nationwide. About 27% of every Issac on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Issac ranks #912 for baby boys with 257 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 25K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Issac
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About the name Issac
Issac is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Issac's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #376. Use the chart and map above to compare Issac's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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