The baby name Yitzhack is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YITZ-hahk (IPA: /jitsˈχak/).
Yitzhack is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Yitzhack is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YITZ-hahk (IPA: /jitsˈχak/).
Yitzhack is Hebrew in Origin.
Yitzhack is a modern, phonetic transliteration of Hebrew Yitzhak/Yitzchak (יִצְחָק), name of the biblical patriarch Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. Derived from the Hebrew root צחק (tz-ḥ-q) “to laugh,” it means “he will laugh” or “he laughs,” recalling Sarah’s laughter at the promise of a child. The spelling with -hack renders the guttural kh sound (a voiceless velar fricative) in English.
Used across Jewish communities for centuries, the name appears in religious texts and liturgy and has remained popular in Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, then saw secular and civic prominence in modern Israel (often as Itzhak/Yitzhak). Variants include Yitzhak, Yitzchak, Yitzchok (Yiddish/Ashkenazi), Itzhak, Isaac (English via Greek and Latin), Isak (Scandinavian), Izaak (Dutch/Polish), Izsák (Hungarian), and Ishaq (Arabic). Nicknames may include Itzik, Itche, and Izzy. Yitzhack remains an uncommon yet recognizable choice tied to ancient heritage and quiet joy.
Yitzhack is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Yitzhack appears only 8 times in total — found in 5 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
Yitzhack is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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