Isaac

Hebrew

"laughter"

Isaac Origin and Meaning

The name Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew, Aboriginal origin meaning "laughter".

Isaac has shaved off his biblical beard and leaped into the upper echelon of popular boys' names, outrunning cousin Isaiah. A favorite of the Puritans, Isaac has never dipped below Number 400 on the US list of top boy names.

Isaac evolved from the name Yitzchaq, derived from the Hebrew word tzachaq, meaning "to laugh." In the Old Testament, Isaac was the long-awaited son of the elderly Sarah and 100-year-old Abraham, so old that their news provoked laughter, giving the name its meaning. Isaac is used as a given name among Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike.

A baby given this name can point to many distinguished namesakes, including Isaacs (and Izaaks) Newton, Walton, Bashevis Singer, Asimov, Stern, Hayes, and Hanson.

Isaac also boasts the cute nicknames of Izzy — now shared, however, with a bevy of Isabellas — and Ike.

Isaac Rank in US Top 1000

# 42 in the US

Isaac Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 88 on Nameberry

Isaac Popularity

• 42 US 2023
• 88 Nameberry 2024
• 38 Canada 2023
• 35 Future 2028
• 27 England 2023
• 57 Scotland 2023
• 85 Ireland 2023
• 38 Australia 2023
• 46 New Zealand 2023
• 10 France 2023
• 78 Spain 2023
• 40 Portugal 2020
• 33 Mexico 2021
• 16 Brazil 2023
• 25 Sweden 2016
• 34 Belgium 2023
• 83 Switzerland 2023
• 65 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Isaac

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Isaac.

• Elijah
• Isaiah
• Caleb
• Noah
• Jacob
• Jonah
• Samuel
• Ethan
• Micah
• Eli
• Levi
• Gabriel
• Benjamin
• Nathaniel
• Ezra
• Lucas
• Luke
• Alexander
• James
• Elliot

Famous People Named Isaac

• Isaac Biblical patriarch; son of Abraham and father of Jacob
• Isaac I Komnenos Byzantine emperor
• Isaac II Angelos Byzantine emperor
• Isaac Newton English physicist
• Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Azimov) American novelist
• Isaac Thompson Carree III American gospel singer
• Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., American R&B musician and actor
• Isaac Shelby US politician; 1st and 5th Governor of Kentucky
• Isaac Stern American violinist
• Isaac Redman American football player
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (born Izaak Zynger) Polish,American novelist
• Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel Russian journalist and revolutionary
• Isaac Brock British general and Lieutenant Governor of Canada
• Isa'ako "Isaac" Sopoaga American football player
• Isaac Edward Slade lead singer of American band The Fray
• Isaac Guillory American guitarist
• (Clarke) Isaac Hanson American musician of the band Hanson
• Isaac Frye Member of YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Jerome Isaac Jones American R&B/rapper
• Isaac Graves son of English actor Rupert Graves
• Isaac Hayden McHale son of American actor Joel McHale
• Isaac Ng son of Youtuber Lindy Tsang
• Isaac Butterfield Australian comedian
• Isaac Elliot Rivera (b. 2010) son of Kailyn Marroquin and Jo Rivera of "Teen Mom 2"
• River Isaac Ruah Olsen son of actress Daniela Ruah
• Isaac (b. 2020) son of Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin.

Isaac in Pop Culture

• Isaac Davis character in "Manhattan"
• Isaac Taylor character on the show "The Beautiful Life"
• Isaac character in Golden Sun video games
• Isaac Lahey character on the show "Teen Wolf"
• Isaac character in John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"
• Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs character in "The Wizard Of Oz"
• Isaac false child prophet in "Children of the Corn"
• Isaac Robot character in Science Fiction comedy TV Series "The Orville"
• Isaac main protagonist in game "The Binding of Isaac"