US rank #12720 Boys' name Peak 2019 242 births

Yitzhak — #12720 US boys' name

242 babies named Yitzhak in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s141990s422000s572010s892020s35
#12720
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Yitzhak was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

16 babies were named Yitzhak in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yitzhak

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Yitzhak between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yitzhak currently holds the #12720 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yitzhak performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yitzhak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yitzhak 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 242 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.

Yitzhak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

242

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2019

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,720

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yitzhak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220062002199619891979 5

Yitzhak by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 37% of Yitzhak's all-time total
1970s51980s141990s422000s572010s892020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yitzhak?
242 babies have been named Yitzhak since 1979. It currently ranks #12720 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 16 births.
When was Yitzhak most popular?
Yitzhak was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Yitzhak been used?
Yitzhak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yitzhak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yitzchok, Yitzchak, 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, 1979–2024 (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.