Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yitzchak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,458
- 1,458 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,514 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,514 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 970 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yitzchak’s family of names
In English usage, Yitzchak has a related form in Itzhak.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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