Isaac

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Isaac first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 30 babies (rank #357 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Isaac

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Isaac yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

536

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Isaac — son of Abraham

Famous people named Isaac

Isaac Newtonphilosopher · b. 1643
Isaac Asimovscience fiction writer · b. 1920
Isaac Bashevis SingerNobel Prize winner · b. 1904
Isaac Herzogadvocate · b. 1960
Isaac Albénizclassical pianist · b. 1860

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	3	#13
1955	3	#646
1956	13	#435
1957	3	#718
1958	3	#743
1959	4	#702
1960	5	#659
1961	6	#645
1962	5	#679
1963	7	#608
1964	5	#694
1965	3	#826
1966	3	#849
1967	4	#807
1968	3	#890
1969	3	#905
1970	3	#903
1971	3	#892
1972	6	#751
1974	4	#847
1975	2	#1,044
1976	2	#1,043
1977	2	#1,036
1978	2	#1,058
1979	9	#640
1980	4	#899
1981	4	#909
1982	2	#1,099
1983	2	#1,113
1984	5	#851
1985	5	#859
1986	5	#874
1987	3	#1,017
1988	3	#1,042
1989	4	#980
1990	4	#994
1991	7	#820
1992	5	#925
1993	7	#828
1994	6	#893
1995	6	#874
1996	11	#721
1997	12	#685
1998	10	#758
1999	16	#622
2000	20	#561
2001	19	#565
2002	11	#740
2003	21	#533
2004	15	#631
2005	23	#496
2006	14	#636
2007	13	#632
2008	17	#554
2009	24	#440
2010	16	#560
2011	27	#403
2012	30	#357
2013	29	#365
2014	30	#353