Boy
Isaac
Rooted in Hebrew, Isaac is a boy's name that means "He will laugh". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is familiar to most people. The registry counts around 271,040 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
HebrewHe will laugh
HebrewLaughter, joy
Births by decade
1900s
1,638
1910s
4,959
1920s
6,570
1930s
4,733
1940s
5,090
1950s
5,511
1960s
4,634
1970s
10,570
1980s
18,502
1990s
40,366
2000s
90,838
2010s
77,629
Peaked in the 2000s · 271,040 total U.S. births since 1900