Spellings

Isaac or Issac?

In the US in 2025, 94% of babies in this name family were spelled Isaac and 4% Issac. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Isaac already led in 2015, with 93% of the family's births; it has 94% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 10,695 to 6,319 births (−41%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Isaac9,9885,953−40%
Issac509258−49%
Isaak12248−61%
Isak3438+12%
Isac4222−48%

How they sound

  • Isaac /ˈaɪzək/ (EYE-zik)
  • Issac /ˈaɪzək/ (EYE-zik)
  • Isaak /ˈaɪzək/ (EYE-zuhk)
  • Isak /iˈzak/ (ee-ZAK)
  • Isac /iˈzak/ (ee-ZAK)
  • Isaaq /iˈsak/ (ee-SAK)

In France

In France in 2025: Isaac 2,660 births (#11 among boys), Issac 20 births, Isaak 60 births (#668 among boys), Isak 40 births (#920 among boys), Isac 60 births (#668 among boys) and Isaaq 35 births (#998 among boys).

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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