Yitzchak
Yitzchak was the 2514th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2352nd with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 711 places. More babies were named Yitzchak in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,514 boys, up 68 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,458babies recorded
Yitzchak popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,514 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,582 | 50 |
| 2010 | #2,727 | 45 |
| 2000 | #2,732 | 34 |
| 1990 | #3,461 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,615 | 19 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yitzchak, counting every spelling?
Yitzchak has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yitzchak?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yitzchak (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yitzchak born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yitzchak.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yitzchak?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Yitzchak are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Yitzchak mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yitzchak by state
How common Yitzchak was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (12.8×), New York (8.7×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Yitzchak
How popular is the name Yitzchak?
Yitzchak was the 2514th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2352nd with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 711 places. More babies were named Yitzchak in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yitzchak a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yitzchak in the US.
Where is Yitzchak most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yitzchak was most common in New Jersey (0.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.