US rank #957 Boys' name Peak 2024 5,181 births

Yitzchok — #957 US boys' name

5,181 babies named Yitzchok in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#957
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yitzchok was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

236 babies were named Yitzchok in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yitzchok

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,181 babies named Yitzchok between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yitzchok currently holds the #957 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 236 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yitzchok performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,544 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Yitzchok shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,650 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yitzchok in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yitzchok 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 5,181 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.

Yitzchok at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,181

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2024

236 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#957

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yitzchok popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
236
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Yitzchok by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,544 births that decade — 30% of Yitzchok's all-time total
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Yitzchok by state

Where Yitzchok concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yitzchok
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,650 70.4%
#2 New Jersey
1,134 21.9%
#3 Illinois
5 0.1%
New York share of Yitzchok's total US births 70.4%
Even split

3,650 of 5,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yitzchok?
5,181 babies have been named Yitzchok since 1952. It currently ranks #957 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 236 births.
When was Yitzchok most popular?
Yitzchok was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,544 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yitzchok most popular?
The top states for the name Yitzchok are New York (3,650 births), New Jersey (1,134 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Yitzchok been used?
Yitzchok has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yitzchok?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yitzchak, 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, 1952–2024 (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.