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Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Isaac

EYE-zik · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
He will laugh
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#40
2024 births6,498
Peak year2007
First appeared1880
Total US births325,457
2007 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
IkeZac
Alternate spellings
IzaakYitzhak
In other languages
Isaac (English)Isacco (Italian)Isaak (Russian)Yitzhak (Hebrew)

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