Issak comes from the Amharic / Ethiopian tradition, meaning Variant of the name Isaac..
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How popular is Issak?
2008peak year
Today, Issak is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8051), with only about 11 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2008, 33 babies were given the name (ranked #3375 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Issak's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 489 babies have been registered as Issak since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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