Izsak
A Hungarian form of the name Isaac, meaning "he will laugh".
Name Census estimates that about 72 living Americans carry the first name Izsak. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Izsak today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Izsak births was 2012 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Izsak. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Izsak. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
72
~ 1 in 4,760,477 Americans
Peak year
2012
10 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2019 SSA rank
#11,304
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Izsak: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Izsak from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 43 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Izsak by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Izsak during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Izsak
The name Izsak is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Isaac, derived from the Biblical patriarch who was the son of Abraham and Sarah. The name Isaac comes from the Hebrew word "yitskhaq" which means "he laughs". This is a reference to the laughter of Abraham and Sarah when told they would have a child in their old age.
The name first appears in the Book of Genesis, one of the first books of the Hebrew Bible which dates back to at least the 6th century BCE. As one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites, along with Abraham and Jacob, the name Isaac holds great significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is Isaac the Blind, a prominent 12th century French rabbi and philosopher who lived from around 1160-1235 CE. He was an influential figure in the study of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.
In the 13th century, there was Isaac of Norwich, an English boy whose death in 1144 led to accusations of ritual murder against the local Jewish community, reflecting the antisemitism of the time. This incident is seen as one of the first widespread blood libels against Jews in medieval Europe.
The Dutch philosopher, theologian and humanist Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) made important contributions to the scientific revolution through his promotion of a mechanistic worldview and his influence on René Descartes.
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the famous English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and natural philosopher, is undoubtedly one of the most renowned individuals to bear the name Isaac. His groundbreaking works like the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica laid the foundations for classical mechanics.
In American literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991) was a Polish-American writer and Nobel laureate known for his short stories that depicted Jewish life in Poland before the Holocaust. He was a leading figure in Yiddish literature.
People
Izsak + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Izsak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Izsak: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Izsak?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 72 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Izsak going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,760,477 US residents.
Is Izsak a common name?
We classify Izsak as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 73 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Izsak most popular?
The single biggest year for Izsak was 2012, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Izsak is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Izsak a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Izsak in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.