US rank #2504 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,399 births

Yitzchak — #2504 US boys' name

1,399 babies named Yitzchak in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s491980s1441990s2082000s3252010s4022020s263
#2504
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Yitzchak was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

61 babies were named Yitzchak in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yitzchak

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,399 babies named Yitzchak between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yitzchak currently holds the #2504 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yitzchak performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 402 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yitzchak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 726 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Yitzchak in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yitzchak in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,399 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yitzchak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,399

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2022

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,504

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yitzchak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
61
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751969 8

Yitzchak by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
402 births that decade — 29% of Yitzchak's all-time total
1960s81970s491980s1441990s2082000s3252010s4022020s263

Yitzchak by state

Where Yitzchak concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yitzchak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
726 51.9%
#2 New Jersey
232 16.6%
#3 Maryland
16 1.1%
New York share of Yitzchak's total US births 51.9%
Even split

726 of 1,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yitzchak?
1,399 babies have been named Yitzchak since 1969. It currently ranks #2504 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 61 births.
When was Yitzchak most popular?
Yitzchak was most popular in the 2010s decade with 402 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Yitzchak most popular?
The top states for the name Yitzchak are New York (726 births), New Jersey (232 births), Maryland (16 births).
How long has the name Yitzchak been used?
Yitzchak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yitzchak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yitzchok, Yitzhak, Yitzy, Yitzchock, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.