Isaac Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Isaac

Isaac Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: eye-z(ak)
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Isaac Name Meaning

With a meaning as joyous as “he will laugh,” it’s no surprise that parents love Isaac. He’s a sweet name with a strong sound, aging well into adulthood.

A biblical name, Isaac was the father of Jacob and Esau and husband to Rebecca. According to Genesis, when God told his father Abraham that his wife Sarah was pregnant with Isaac, the man laughed because of his wife’s advanced age. Sure enough, Isaac came to be. History has a few other notable Isaacs including gravity pioneer Sir Isaac Newton.

As a name, Isaac has a lot going for it when it comes to style. He’s a vowel name, so he instantly ups other names. He also has a unique sound, only similar to his brother Isaiah. According to the charts he’s popular but not nearly at the overused levels seen in other names. He remains a firm fixture in Top 100, wooing parents with his rare double-A styling and easy going vibes.

Isaac is an interesting name that’s very much a rule breaker, defying his ancient roots to somehow remain fresh and modern. He doesn’t feel centuries old, instead easily palling around with the likes of Liam and Zander.

Isaac has a few spelling variations including Isaak and Issac.

Isaac Name Popularity

How popular is the name Isaac? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	125	218	0.0619%
1911	140	198	0.0532%
1912	164	319	0.0633%
1913	175	349	0.0616%
1914	179	469	0.0673%
1915	196	524	0.0577%
1916	186	591	0.0612%
1917	192	589	0.0589%
1918	194	624	0.0581%
1919	177	709	0.0677%
1920	191	675	0.0607%
1921	210	614	0.0536%
1922	197	672	0.0603%
1923	198	657	0.0587%
1924	198	672	0.0579%
1925	207	641	0.0567%
1926	231	550	0.05%
1927	202	669	0.0604%
1928	239	510	0.0477%
1929	215	559	0.054%
1930	234	512	0.049%
1931	261	401	0.0406%
1932	237	471	0.0477%
1933	235	448	0.0481%
1934	236	447	0.0462%
1935	243	443	0.0456%
1936	251	405	0.042%
1937	254	404	0.041%
1938	253	425	0.0415%
1939	250	428	0.0421%
1940	244	461	0.0434%
1941	263	427	0.0379%
1942	281	423	0.0335%
1943	279	447	0.0342%
1944	264	466	0.0376%
1945	279	422	0.0346%
1946	287	473	0.0321%
1947	279	567	0.034%
1948	296	500	0.0313%
1949	274	562	0.0349%
1950	276	539	0.0335%
1951	291	522	0.0308%
1952	293	536	0.0307%
1953	301	519	0.0293%
1954	292	552	0.0302%
1955	317	506	0.0275%
1956	317	512	0.0271%
1957	336	484	0.0252%
1958	330	508	0.0269%
1959	338	486	0.0256%
1960	364	433	0.0229%
1961	356	455	0.0241%
1962	358	457	0.0249%
1963	362	433	0.0241%
1964	351	463	0.0263%
1965	376	383	0.0234%
1966	359	400	0.0256%
1967	380	349	0.023%
1968	377	385	0.0256%
1969	352	468	0.0304%
1970	335	530	0.0333%
1971	287	690	0.0459%
1972	252	779	0.0572%
1973	235	867	0.0669%
1974	223	923	0.071%
1975	210	994	0.0774%
1976	201	1,070	0.083%
1977	182	1,251	0.0928%
1978	167	1,434	0.1067%
1979	151	1,725	0.1223%
1980	150	1,782	0.1219%
1981	149	1,830	0.1245%
1982	150	1,835	0.1228%
1983	150	1,779	0.1206%
1984	159	1,683	0.1131%
1985	164	1,662	0.1095%
1986	155	1,722	0.1141%
1987	151	1,818	0.1191%
1988	143	1,952	0.1253%
1989	137	2,202	0.1365%
1990	132	2,416	0.1458%
1991	129	2,496	0.1531%
1992	124	2,766	0.1733%
1993	110	3,206	0.2056%
1994	103	3,495	0.2277%
1995	98	3,878	0.2573%
1996	86	4,562	0.3047%
1997	72	5,144	0.3478%
1998	65	5,857	0.3913%
1999	64	6,402	0.4275%
2000	53	7,432	0.4865%
2001	47	8,197	0.544%
2002	48	8,305	0.5542%
2003	48	8,935	0.5873%
2004	46	9,175	0.602%
2005	49	9,120	0.5965%
2006	48	9,673	0.6178%
2007	41	10,258	0.6502%
2008	37	10,018	0.6482%
2009	40	9,551	0.639%
2010	39	9,354	0.6491%
2011	35	9,597	0.6736%
2012	30	10,046	0.705%
2013	29	10,107	0.7099%
2014	31	9,971	0.6844%
2015	31	9,953	0.684%
2016	31	9,723	0.6744%
2017	33	8,796	0.6302%
2018	34	8,417	0.6126%
2019	34	8,148	0.6019%
2020	39	6,949	0.5459%
2021	40	6,899	0.5644%
2022	43	6,565	0.4976%

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Names Like Isaac

If you like Isaac, you’ll love these other names like Isaac.

What names are diminutives of Isaac?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Isaac sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Isaac, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ike	Laughter	Hebrew
Ikey	Laughter	Hebrew
Ikie	Laughter	Hebrew
Isa	Laughter; salvation of God; the Lord helps me	Hebrew
Izzie
Izzy	Gift of Isis	Greek
Zac	God remembers	Hebrew
Zach	The Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zack	Laughter; the Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zak	Laughter; the Lord recalled	Hebrew

What names are variants of Isaac?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Isaac.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Isaak	Laughter	Hebrew
Isac	Laughter	Hebrew
Isacco	Laughter	Hebrew
Isak	Laughter	Hebrew

Issac	Laughter	Hebrew
Itzak	Laughter	Hebrew
Itzhak	Laughter	Hebrew
Izaac	Laughter	Hebrew
Izaak	Laughter	Hebrew
Izak	Laughter	Hebrew
Izik	Laughter	Hebrew
Izsak	Laughter	Hebrew
Yitzhak	Laughter	Hebrew

What names sound like Isaac?

If you like how Isaac sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Isaac.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Isaiah	God is salvation	Hebrew
Isaias	God is salvation	Latin
Isidore	Gift of Isis	Greek
Isidro	Gift of Isis	Greek
Isra	Riches	Arabic
Israel	God contends	Hebrew

Izel	Unique	Aztec (Nahuatl)
Zacchaeus	The Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zaccheus	The Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zaccur	Mindful	Hebrew
Zachariah	The Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zachary	God remembers	Hebrew

What names are similar to Isaac?

Find a name that’s like Isaac, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Abel	Breath	Hebrew
Abraham	Father of nations	Hebrew
Benjamin	A favorite son	Hebrew
Christopher	Bearing Christ	English
Ezekiel	God will strengthen	Hebrew
Felix	Happy and lucky	Latin
Jonah	Dove	Hebrew
Lucas	From Lucania	Latin
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew

Thomas	Twin	Greek

Lists With Isaac

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Isaac.

Siblings of Isaac

Mamas with kids named Isaac also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Declan	Full of goodness	Irish
Joel	Yahweh is God	Hebrew
Julia	Youthful and downy	Latin
Cassie	“The purified one,” in allusion to the plant cassia whose medicinal properties are laxative, but ultimately from the Greek kathairein, to cleanse.	English
Hanna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Calvin	Hairless one	English
Nathan	He gave	Hebrew
Grace	Gracious one	English
Gabriel	God is my strength	Hebrew

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37 Comments

Natalie Apr 4 at 1:22 pm

it mean new chapter

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Erica Feb 24 at 8:53 am

My husband’s middle name is Isaac. Plus it’s a biblical name.

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Kimberly Oct 11 at 10:16 am

It is a funny story about the name Isaac. My husbands parents were going to name him Isaac but then they told my mother in laws parents and they didn’t like it and said it sounded like a black boys name. So my in laws changed my husbands name to Steven. Ever since he heard this, he wants to name his son Isaac. I was good with the name so we named our first son Isaac. It is also a Biblical name that means laughter. Which I love that too.

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Kate Jul 18 at 7:14 am

Isaac was a promised child from God in the Bible. God is always faithful.

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Shayla Mar 21 at 9:58 am

I was really close to the security officer at my job who died suddenly 3 years ago. He was like a father to me. All the parents loved him, the students loved him, my coworkers and I loved him. I said if I ever had a son, I would name him Isaac.
Fast forward to June of 2022 and I laughed out loud as I read the test and told God he was joking right? I had struggled with fertility for 10 years and had been given a 17% chance of successfully conceiving and carrying a pregnancy on my own. March 8, 2023 my Isaac was born !
Abraham and Sara laughed in the Bible when God told them about their Isaac, since I did the same I knew this name was meant for him!

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Anna Feb 10 at 7:32 am

It honestly just seemed to fit. Also it was one of the few hubby and I could agree on

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Riana Dec 21 at 5:05 am

I chose the name Isaac after his daddy. I don’t like it because it doesn’t give him his individuality. But I like it that his daddy is proud his son is named after him. Isaac is very alert and aware. So much so he has been diagnosed with People anxiety and is making it hard to chose between getting him out or keeping him in to not stress him any advice would be appreciated. Thank you

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Carrie Dec 8 at 1:08 pm

We are Greek Orthodox and we liked the name Isaac as both his legal name and Christian name. My husband didn’t want a larger family so I told him that he could name this baby. So he picked Isaac, which I like too.

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Jayda Dec 1 at 5:28 pm

Love that the name means laughter and I chose the name because I’m constantly laughing.

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Kristin Jun 30 at 3:47 pm

We wanted a name that was relatively unique, but didn’t feel like a fad. When we first thought about the name it wasn’t at top of the list, but it grew on us as did the opportunity to use the nickname Izzy if we wanted.
We love that the name Isaac means “the one who laughs,” since humor is a core value in our marriage. And, although neither of us are religious, we liked that the Isaac is a name commonly referenced across many major world religions, and the Bible story of Isaac was that he was born to older parents (we are 39 having our first). So there were lots of nice connections back to us. Plus, all the famous Isaac’s we could think of were awesome – Isaac Newton, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Toups…

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- Isaac Aug 30 at 12:15 pm
  
  Isaac is good and bad some times
  
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Melanie Apr 11 at 9:30 am

We chose Isaac because it was biblical, plus it worked well rolling of the tongue with middle and last name.

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Laura Apr 2 at 3:46 pm

We chose Isaac because it means joy and laughter. This is my 4th baby and I really do believe names have meanings that corollate with the personality of the child. I wanted my last baby to be a joy and full of laughter.

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Julie Oct 22 at 6:53 am

I like traditional, biblical names. Isaac means laughter. Perfect! He was a surprise blessing, seeing as our other two kids are 12 and 10 years old! And, I turned 40 years old 2 days prior to delivering him. He has brought so much joy to our family and we can’t imagine life without him now. ?

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Cynthia Kelley Jul 15 at 10:11 am

Isaac means son of laughter and he has lived up to his name since the day he was born. And has the dimples to prove it! He has always been our funny child.

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Andrea May 24 at 7:28 am

Isaac is our 3rd child, my 4th pregnancy. Being pregnant during a pandemic was hard, and it brought about many challenges. We wanted to find out the gender at birth, so picking a name was a little difficult, at first. My husband and I kept hearing the name Isaac over and over. Whether it be at church or in my son’s bedtime devotional. We ended up feeling like Isaac was the perfect name because of its meaning, “he who laughs” or “Laughter”, especially during a hard pregnancy. Isaac is a reminder to us to laugh and have joy but also that God keeps his promises to us and he is our rainbow after the storm.

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Jessica Apr 9 at 7:30 am

We had narrowed it down to 2 names an when we saw him we just knew he was an Isaac. It’s unique for our area I’ve only known 2 Isaac’s in my life an it’s a biblical name which was very important to us.

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christy Apr 1 at 8:46 am

Isaac is a biblical name for Abraham’s son of promise. The name means laughter. Isaac is our rainbow baby. Born to my husband and I later in life (we are both 40 yrs old). We choose this name feeling that he is a gift from God to us and in hopes that he will know God and walk with him just as his name-sake did. Our Isaac was born at 38 wks and my labor was fast and furious. I had no Braxton hicks or cramping until after my water broke. I skipped right over early/pre-labor and felt like I jumped right into transition. 2 hrs after cramping started, I arrived at the birth center and was dilated to an 8-9. Next thing I knew, the midwife told me I was fully dilated and ready to push at which point my contractions slowed down. After 4 hrs of pushing, Isaac was born completely healthy and strong. I praise God that he answered all my prayers! We didn’t need any interventions or medication and we did not need to go to the hospital for any reason.

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Christine Oct 30 at 8:10 am

I pick this name to remember in my brother to who had died of cancer at the age of 21 also this name is in the bible as well so it makes a very good name for my son

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Esther Oct 30 at 6:10 am

I find the name beautiful aswell as it’s meaning. Isaac means “he will laugh”. His father is a very funny man so it fits well I think. Also we live in Iceland and the Icelandic spelling and pronunciation is ?sak, so it’s a name which works in both our countries.

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Lucie Oct 26 at 2:36 pm

We loved the meaning of laughter! Also his grandmas were both okay with it, haha.

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Isaac Sep 30 at 10:52 am

Classic and common but not too common.

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Allison Scott Sep 20 at 3:37 pm

To us, Isaac was a classic name that sound warm and friendly. Easy to say and will not easily revert to any short nicknames.

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Crystal Apr 18 at 1:08 pm

I chose the name Isaac because if its biblical significance. Abraham was ordered by God to give up his son to God and as a sacrifice, all the while trusting in God fully. Our children belong to God and if we trust Him, He will take care of them and bless them always.

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Lottus Jan 13 at 12:51 am

I chose the name Isaac Because I have a Jeramiah and Elijah as well and I love biblical names.

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Lottus Sep 2 at 1:23 am

I chose Isaac because I have a Je’Ramiah and a Eli’Jah and l love biblical names

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Faramade Aug 16 at 5:26 am

I had primary fertility for about 6years before I later got pregnant and name him Isaac which means laughter.

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Michelle Aug 1 at 10:18 am

I love the name isaac i think is a apecial name for many reason……..

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Tiffany Jul 3 at 1:26 pm

My father name?

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Mama Jun 13 at 11:16 am

Names are prophetic. Isaac is a biblical name that means laughter. When Isaac cries, I remind him that laughter is his portion

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Claudia Newby Jun 5 at 12:54 am

We chose the name Isaac because, in Hebrew, it means laughter. We love knowing that his name reminds us of why we fell in love with each other- we were always laughing. Also, as Christians, we love the story of Isaac and how he was the son of promise.

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Ina May 1 at 3:16 pm

I’ve loved the name Isaac for a boy since I first became pregnant with a boy. It took 3 boys for my husband to agree to it though, so our third is named Isaac. I love that it’s a Biblical name and it is become more common nowadays. I do have trouble with the spelling, though and often have to correct myself when I accidentally spell it as Issac! Between myself, my husband and our 3 older kids, we have a great list of nicknames we love to call him by. The one that has stuck the best is Zeeky, or Izeeky. Others pet names include Zoo-cookie, Zucanchi, Zuchinni, Zeeks, Zu-Zu and Isaacoo. It’s a fun and easy name to play with!

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Lisa Apr 22 at 5:09 pm

We love that this name means laughter! Our little man is a source of pure joy for us, and his laugh is contagious!

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Nataly Apr 22 at 12:43 pm

We are a bilingual family and so it as very important to me that the name had a nice ring to it both in english and in spanish. At first this was one of the main requirements, however the meaning of it was also super important. A name that sounded powerful but didn’t have a heavy meaning to it. Isaac means laughter in hebrew and once we found this out it was chosen.

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Caroline Apr 22 at 12:25 pm

We thought we were having a girl and one day we said “wouldn’t it be funny if it’s actually a boy?!…. what’s the biblical name for laughter?” After recalling that it was Isaac I remembered my mom (who passed) wanted to use that name if I was a boy. She loved the name Isaac and also Benjamin. So my son is named I her honor as Isaac Benjamin

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- Ina May 1 at 3:52 pm
  
  What a beautiful story!
  
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Rebecca Apr 13 at 7:31 pm

Our son was a surprise and under the circumstances it brought us great laughter to know that we were expecting. And he’s brought us laughter ever since. I love that is it a biblical name but not often used.

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