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Issac

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #382 to #2142.200020052010201520202025#382#2142
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.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#898
1997#1174
1998#1821
1999#1027
2000#2142
2001#1135
2002#1322
2003#1011
2004#1280
2005#919
2006#863
2007#776
2008#894
2009#696
2010#668
2011#743
2012#498
2013#555
2014#534
2015#506
2016#517
2017#429
2018#414
2019#382
2020#388
2021#433
2022#472
2023#500
2024#560
2025#615

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 England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #615 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #615 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 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #324 in Republic of Ireland in 1998.

Issac'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#61561HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#56068HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#50079HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47284HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#43396HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#388110HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#382114HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#414102HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#429100HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#51777HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#50676HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#53470HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#55565HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#49876HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#74342HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#66847HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#69643HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#89430HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#77635HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#86328HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#128014HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#101118HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#132211HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#113513HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#102714HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#117411HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#89816HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

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

Where Issac is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Issac, between 1996 and 2025. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England 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 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
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
England and Wales1996–202530#382 in 2019
Republic of Ireland1998–202513#324 in 1998
Northern Ireland2011–20246#334 in 2020
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 26 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1998) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Issac

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
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 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #324 in Republic of Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.