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“Variant of Isaac — He laughs; he will laugh” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #915 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Issac's best rank, #376, came in 2008; it has settled back to #915 today. Roughly 25,000 boys have been named Issac since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Issac is a rare spelling of Isaac — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way; Isaac itself ranked #47 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,500 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 38 notable people named Issac:
Entertainers appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Issac Ryan Brown, American actor.
Similar names: Yitzchok · Noe · Isai · Davion · Zach · Isiah
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