Isaak is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Isaak in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Isaak
Isaak is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 34 places over five years. Its high point was #983 in 2001, and it now sits at #1859. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Isaak is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Isaak in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Isaak
Dawit Isaak — Dawit Isaak is an Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without charges or a trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government.
Isaak Touré — Souleymane Isaak Touré is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lorient.
Isaak Zelensky — Isaak Abramovich Zelensky was a Soviet politician, Communist Party official, and a victim of the Great Purge.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Isaak
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Isaak per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Isaak in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Isaak is declining: down 189 places since 2020, to #2,014 in 2025. It peaked at #983 in 2001.
Isaak is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Isaak include: Dawit Isaak and Isaak Touré. Short summaries for each appear below.
Isaak does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Isaaks in the wild.
12
UK babies named Isaak (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 189 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Isaak
Almost certainly the only Isaak in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Isaak
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dawit Isaak is an Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without charges or a trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government.
Isaak Izrailevich Brodsky (Russian: Исаа́к Изра́илевич Бро́дский, Ukrainian: Іса́к Ізраїльович Бро́дський; 6 January 1884 [O.S. 25 December 1883] – 14 August 1939) was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Jewish descent best known for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders, renowned as blueprint examples of the Socialist realist style.