Isak is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Isak in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Isak
Isak is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 887 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1440 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Isak is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Isak
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Isak per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Isak in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Isak is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 887 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Isak 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 Isak include: Isak Férriz — Isaac "Isak" Férriz Álvaro is an Andorran-born actor and director based in Barcelona.; Alexander Isak — Alexander Isak is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the Sweden national team.; Isak Hien — Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Sweden national team..
Isak does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Isaks in the wild.
17
UK babies named Isak (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 887 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Isak
Likely around 1 other Isak in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Alexander Isak is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the Sweden national team. Born and raised in Stockholm, Isak began his professional career with boyhood club AIK in 2016.
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Ida Dene Simmons better known as Kim Isak, is a German-born American singer and actress based in South Korea. She was a member of South Korean K-pop duo Isak N Jiyeon from 2002 to 2004.
İsak Andiç Ermay was a Turkish-Spanish businessman, co-founder of clothing retailer Mango. As Mango's largest shareholder, Andiç was worth an estimated US$4.5 billion at the time of his death, making him the richest person in Catalonia and one of the richest in Spain.
Isak Hansen-Aarøen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC. Hansen-Aarøen played for Tromsø's first-team at the age of 15, in the second-tier of Norwegian football, before joining Manchester United's youth system in 2020.
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