Meaning of the nameIzaac
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- I-za-ac
- Biblical name
Izaac is a spelling of the name Izac, which means “he laughs, he will laugh”.
Meaning
“he laughs, he will laugh”
Meaning of the name Izac, of which Izaac is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isac · Behind the Name: Isaac · Wiktionary: Isaac
- People (2022)
- 3,001
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,897
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,623
- people
Izaac in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Izaac, 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 (935 people).
30 women 2,971 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 Izaac is most common
States with the highest share of people named Izaac in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 486 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 277 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 204 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 158 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 149 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 147 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 136 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 118 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 111 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 107 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 96 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 84 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 60 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Izaac
It replaces only the S of Isaac with Z and keeps the double A of the traditional spelling.
About the name Izac
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Izac and Izaac among the spellings of Isac and explains the name as coming from Biblical Latin Isaac and from Hebrew itshak, 'he laughs'. Behind the Name glosses the Hebrew Yitsḥaq as 'he will laugh, he will rejoice', from the verb tsaḥaq, 'to laugh'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,460 people named Izac and 3,001 named Izaac. Both spellings appear mainly among people born from the 2000s on. Proportionally, Izac is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Other spellings of Izac
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Izac | 5,460 |
| Izaac | 3,001 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isac · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Isaac · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Isaac · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Izaac
What does the name Izaac mean?
Izaac means “he laughs, he will laugh”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Izac, of which Izaac is a spelling.
How many people are named Izaac in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,001 people with the first name Izaac, which ranks it number 3,897 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Izaac a boy's or a girl's name?
Izaac is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 2,971 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Izaac?
Izaac is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Izaac most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Izaac (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Izaac?
Izac. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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