MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Isaac mean?
Isaac comes from the Hebrew name Yitzhak, built on the verb “to laugh”. In Genesis he is the son of Abraham and Sarah. Laughter is woven into the story of the promise of his birth.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आइज़क
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Isaac in Indian usage
1,158 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 130 |
| 1970s | 147 |
| 1980s | 273 |
| 1990s | 433 |
| Other decades | 175 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Mizoram | 387 |
| Kerala | 234 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 187 |
| Manipur | 143 |
| Other states | 207 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Isaac / M | 1,331 | 36 |
| Scotland | Isaac / M | 77 | 56 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Isaac ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Isaac; Table_6, C41 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Isaac; Table_6, C41
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Isaac; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Isaac; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy