Isaac

The name Isaac meanings and origins

isaac Derived from the Hebrew יִצְחָק (Yitzhak), wich means “one who laughs” or “one who rejoices.” In the Old Testament of the Bible, Isaac is the firstborn son of Abraham. He is one of the three biblical patriarchs revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

The name “ Isaac “ is a name that has been used all around the English speaking countries

Popularity of the name Isaac

Isaac was a popular name in the early 20th century, It lost its favor for several decades before making a recent comeback. It reenter the top 100 in 1995 and has remained in this list ever since, climbing to No. 28 in 2013 and coming in at No. 39 in 2020

The name “ Isaac “ is popular but not is not that popular as a baby boy’s name in Georgia based on the data given by the reliable American resources in the year 1976 in the United states of America. For instance, Imagine that, only about 22 newborn babies were named “ Isaac “ in Georgia in the year 1976. A total of about 1200 newborn babies also bear the same first name as your baby during the year 1976 in the United states of America. From the year 1880 to the year 2018, the highest recorded use of this name was related to the year 2007 with a total of 11000 newborn babies.

Since the year 1880 up to the year 2018, the name “Isaac” was recorded near 300000 times in the SSA public database.

The name “ Isaac “ appeared in the year 1880 for the first time on the popularity charts. Also this name was given to about 300 newborn babies. It became a popular name in the year 1880 with a rank of 62 nationwide and was registered about 300 times as a baby boy’s name. The name “ Isaac “ became a popular boy’s name in the state of Idaho in the year 2007. this name ranked 4 with 101 babies. The all time high record for this name was in the year 2007 in the state of California with about 2000 baby boys.

This name is a consistent top ranking boy’s name in the state of South Carolina for about 61 consecutive years from the year 1910 to the year 2018. 

For the past 50 years, the name “Isaac” was recorded about 250000 times in the SSA database.

Personality of the name Isaac

If you are named “ Isaac “, people perceive you as someone who is a family person, good provider, and protector. Other people might trust you and feel secure with your judgment. Even though you are neatly dressed, you are more concerned with price and durability rather than being attractive. You as a person named “ Isaac “ are a person that can be counted upon to do what is necessary.

Famous people named Isaac

Isaac Cuenca who is a Spanish footballer

Isaac Dalby who was an English mathematician and surveyor

Isaac D'Israeli who is a British writer, scholar and man of letters

Isaac Deutscher who was a Polish writer, journalist and political activist

Isaac Hanson who is an American musician, guitarist in Hanson

Isaac Hayes who was an American singer-songwriter, voice actor, and producer

Isaac Israel Hayes who was American Arctic explorer, physician and politician

Isaac Hamilton who is an American basketball player

Names with the letter I

Iacob, Iayan, Ivan and Ivy