Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
YitzhakIn Hebrew: יצחק · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יִצְחָקRomanization: yitskhák, yiṣḥāq
Yitzhak (Hebrew: יצחק) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 59,207 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 791 boys and ranked #23. Its peak year was 1952, with 1,322 babies.
- People in Israel
- 59,207
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 791
- rank #23
- Peak year
- 1952
- 1,322 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yitzhak
In Hebrew letters the name is יצחק, read right to left. Yitzhak is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "yitskhák, yiṣḥāq" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Isaac (the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac
Grammatically, the third person singular imperfect of צָחַק (tsakhák, “to laugh”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yitzhak by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Yitzhak
How do you write Yitzhak in Hebrew?
Yitzhak is written יצחק in Hebrew (with vowel points: יִצְחָק). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "yitskhák, yiṣḥāq".
How many people in Israel are named Yitzhak?
59,207 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יצחק: 9 women and 59,198 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yitzhak a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יצחק are men.
What does the name Yitzhak mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Isaac (the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent)" Etymology: Grammatically, the third person singular imperfect of צָחַק (tsakhák, “to laugh”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.