Yitzchok
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note Up from #1,216 in 2015 to #910 in 2025 in the US
Boy’s name
What Yitzchok means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Yitzchok yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note Up from #1,216 in 2015 to #910 in 2025 in the US Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Yitzchok?
▲ 37 vs 2024
▲ 414 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #1216 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2707 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 261 boys got the name (#910 that year). First in the US records in 1952.
How common
- About 1 in 6,544 baby boys in the US in 2025
- About 1 in 15,996 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in NJ (1.99 per 1,000 boys), NY (1.99 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Yitzchok is #910 in the US and #1538 in England & Wales (2025).
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #910 | 261 | 1 in 6,544 | #1216 |
| England & Wales | #1538 | 17 | 1 in 15,996 | #2707 |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Yitzchok were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 0 | 261 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 17 |
| US all years since 1880 | 0 | 5,451 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 326 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Yitzchak54 US
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Yitzchok
Boys
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For a sister
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Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Yitzchok’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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