Given name & surname
Issac
“full of laughter”
Issac is a variant of Isaac. One Hebrew interpretation is “full of laughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Issac is a variant of Isaac. One Hebrew interpretation is “full of laughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Issac is a variant of Isaac. An origin associated with Isaac is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Issac is a variant of Isaac. The history of Isaac gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Isaac is the name of the son of Abraham.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Issac through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24,571
- 24,554 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 820 babies
- 2025
- 258
- #915 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 258 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 915 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 820 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,365 as a first name in 2020; 1,422 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Isaakequivalent
- Izaakequivalent
- Izaacequivalent
- Isakequivalent
- Izakequivalent
- Isacequivalent
- Ísakequivalent
- Исаакequivalent
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People named Issac
- Issac Ryan BrownAmerican actorborn 2005
- Issac Delgadomusician, salsa performerborn 1963
- Isaac Honnyfootball playerborn 1993
- Issac KogaJapanese electronics researcher/engineer1899–1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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