Meaning of the nameIzac
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- I-zac
- Biblical name
Izac is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a spelling of Isaac with Z, meaning 'he laughs' or 'he will laugh'.
Meaning
“he laughs, he will laugh”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isac · Behind the Name: Isaac · Wiktionary: Isaac
- People (2022)
- 5,460
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,584
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,357
- people
Izac in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Izac, 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 (1,746 people).
47 women 5,413 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 Izac is most common
States with the highest share of people named Izac in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 952 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 657 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 390 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 334 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 293 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 276 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 276 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 253 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 243 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 203 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 185 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 167 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 153 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 129 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 115 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 104 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 89 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 89 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It is the most common spelling in the group: it replaces the S of Isaac with Z and ends in -c.
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 Izac
What does the name Izac mean?
Izac means “he laughs, he will laugh”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Izac in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,460 people with the first name Izac, which ranks it number 2,584 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Izac a boy's or a girl's name?
Izac is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 47 women and 5,413 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Izac?
Izac is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Izac most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.005% of the state's population is named Izac (153 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Izac?
Izaac. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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