Meaning of the nameIsaque
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- I-sa-que
- Biblical name
Isaque is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of Isaac, from the Hebrew Yitsḥaq, which means 'he laughs' or 'he will laugh'.
Meaning
“he laughs, he will laugh”
Source: Behind the Name: Isaac · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isac
- People (2022)
- 84,034
- Rank in Brazil
- #365
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 35,186
- people
Isaque in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isaque, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (33,476 people).
734 women 83,300 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Isaque is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isaque in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.067%
- Distrito Federal 0.064%
- Espírito Santo 0.063%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.055%
- Goiás 0.054%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 17,310 | 0.039% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,837 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,998 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 7,305 | 0.052% |
| Goiás | 3,796 | 0.054% |
| Pará | 3,538 | 0.044% |
| Ceará | 3,529 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 3,223 | 0.028% |
| Pernambuco | 3,202 | 0.035% |
| Maranhão | 3,102 | 0.046% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,807 | 0.026% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,400 | 0.063% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,122 | 0.028% |
| Amazonas | 1,986 | 0.050% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,794 | 0.064% |
| Paraíba | 1,501 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,501 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,233 | 0.037% |
| Piauí | 1,170 | 0.036% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,115 | 0.040% |
| Alagoas | 1,113 | 0.036% |
| Tocantins | 797 | 0.053% |
| Rondônia | 792 | 0.050% |
| Sergipe | 713 | 0.032% |
| Acre | 556 | 0.067% |
| Roraima | 306 | 0.048% |
| Amapá | 288 | 0.039% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isaque
Isaque is the Portuguese form of Isaac, the name of a character in the Book of Genesis, son of Abraham and Sarah. It comes from the Hebrew Yitsḥaq, linked to the verb tsaḥaq, 'to laugh'; Behind the Name translates it as 'he will laugh, he will rejoice', and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing José Pedro Machado, as 'he laughs'. The same dictionary records Isaque among the variants of Isac and cites a record of this spelling in Portuguese from the fourteenth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 84,034 people named Isaque, with a median age of 10; proportionally, the name is most common in Acre.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Isaac · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isac · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Isaque · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Isaque
What does the name Isaque mean?
Isaque means “he laughs, he will laugh”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Isaque in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 84,034 people with the first name Isaque, which ranks it number 365 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Isaque a boy's or a girl's name?
Isaque is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 734 women and 83,300 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Isaque?
Isaque is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Isaque most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.067% of the state's population is named Isaque (556 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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