Isaac

Meaning and origin of Isaac

Popularity of Isaac in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Isaac has been rising fast (+13.5% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Isaac on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Isaac in English-speaking countries

Isaac ranks 29^th in Northern Ireland, 33^rd in England and Wales and 33^rd in British Columbia (Canada), against 12^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  29^th boys’ name179 babies in 3 years1 boy in 142−1.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  33^rd boys’ name4,302 babies in 3 years1 boy in 192−7.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  33^rd boys’ name208 babies in 3 years1 boy in 214−2.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  44^th boys’ name223 babies in 3 years1 boy in 221−5.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  54^th boys’ name256 babies in 3 years1 boy in 234+0.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  36^th boys’ name692 babies in 3 years1 boy in 246−3.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  43^rd boys’ name19,103 babies in 3 years1 boy in 269−3.7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  97^th boys’ name182 babies in 3 years1 boy in 395−1.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Isaac, Isâac, Isaâc, Ïsaac and Isaäc are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Isâac95
• Isaâc15
• Ïsaac5
• Isaäc5
• Isaak185
• Izaak175
• Izak155
• Isac150
• Izac140
• Izaac140
• Isaaq140
• Isak95
• Izhaq75
• Ysaac (in French)55
• Isack (in French)45
• Izack (in French)40
• Izhak (in French)30
• Izhac (in French)25
• Isaack15
• Isaq15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Isaac

• Adam
• Eden
• Imran
• Noah
• Noé
• Aaron
• Ethan
• Nathan
• Mathis
• Ibrahim
• Noa
• Simon

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 12^thTop 100 French boy names