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Isak

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What official birth registration shows about Isak: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Isak: Recorded since 1946, it reached #4 in 2021, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #1307 to #4749.199820052010201520202025#1307#4749
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2419
2000#3036
2001#1949
2002#2636
2003#3467
2005#2418
2006#3385
2007#1440
2008#3687
2009#2318
2010#2941
2011#2613
2012#3039
2013#2660
2014#3362
2015#3908
2016#3478
2017#2052
2018#4749
2019#2488
2020#2404
2021#3451
2022#3449
2023#1461
2024#1517
2025#1307

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 66 of the 80 years from 1946 to 2025.

In 2025: #6 among boys in Norway, #1307 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1946–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #282 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #4 in Norway in 2022.

Isak's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#130721HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#151717HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#146117HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#34785HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#26607HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#23188HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#144015HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#6320HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#11290HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#6327HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4348HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4315HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#12222HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#10268HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#15243HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#11288HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#18248HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#20240HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#15274HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#14295HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#17284HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#20253HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#25244HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#21292HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#18325HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#34204HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#27241HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#34212HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#37203HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#28227HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#38193HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#45168HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#52145HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#58131HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#72105HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#10172HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#9380HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#11661HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#15143HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#19632HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#19832HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#20531HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#28618HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#35613HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#42310HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#36212HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#34913HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5037HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5027HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#30516HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6194HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5506HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4648HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5296HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4837HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5046HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4867HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4917HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5306HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5036HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#3818HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#5084HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3558HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4724HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4774HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4604HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3228HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3376HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3884HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3177HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#2819HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#2829HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Isak is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Isak, between 1946 and 2025, in 66 of those 80 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2021England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202519462025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202566#4 in 2021
England and Wales1998–202526#1307 in 2025

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1946; it appears again in 1950.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Isak

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Official record
2 official registrars, 1946–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #4 in Norway in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.