Izick
A masculine name meaning "he will laugh" or "laughter" of unknown origin.
Name Census estimates that about 236 living Americans carry the first name Izick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Izick today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Izick births was 2009 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Izick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
236
~ 1 in 1,452,349 Americans
Peak year
2009
24 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2018 SSA rank
#9,133
Tracked since 1998
Census
Izick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 210 people with the first name Izick, which placed it at #37,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,260
National first-name rank
People counted
210
210 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
44.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Izick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Izick is Hispanic at 44.3%. The next largest groups are White (41.4%) and Black (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Izick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Izick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino44.3% · 93
- White41.4% · 87
- Black or African American6.2% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 7
- Two or more races2.9% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 4
Popularity
Izick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Izick from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 145 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Izick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Izick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Izick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Izicks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Izick
The name Izick is derived from the Hebrew name Yitzchak, which means "he laughs" or "he will laugh." It originated in ancient Israel, likely during the biblical period around the second millennium BCE. The name is traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where it was borne by the patriarch Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah.
In the Book of Genesis, Sarah laughed in disbelief when told by God that she would bear a son in her old age. The name Yitzchak (Izick) became associated with the joyous laughter that accompanied the miraculous birth of Isaac. It has been a popular name among Jewish communities throughout history.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Izick can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism compiled around the 5th century CE. The Talmud mentions several individuals with the name Izick, including Izick ben Pinchas, a renowned scholar from the 3rd century CE.
In the Middle Ages, the name Izick was widely used among Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Europe. Notable historical figures with this name include Izick Luria (1534-1572), a prominent Jewish mystic and scholar from Safed, Palestine, and Izick ben Solomon Luria (1534-1572), a renowned Kabbalist and mystic from the same era.
During the Renaissance period, the name Izick was also present in various literary works. One notable example is the character Izick of York, a wealthy Jewish moneylender in Sir Walter Scott's historical novel "Ivanhoe," published in 1819.
In more recent times, Izick has been used as a first name by individuals from various backgrounds, though it remains primarily associated with Jewish heritage. Some notable people named Izick include Izick Markus (1888-1973), a Polish-born American painter and sculptor, and Izick Singer (1893-1944), a prominent Yiddish author and playwright.
People
Izick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Izick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Izick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Izick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 236 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Izick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,452,349 US residents.
Is Izick a common name?
We classify Izick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 239 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Izick most popular?
The single biggest year for Izick was 2009, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Izick is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Izick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 210 people with the name Izick, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Izick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Izick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Izick appears almost entirely male. Of the 213 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Izick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Izick is Hispanic at 44.3%. The next largest groups are White (41.4%) and Black (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Izick most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Izick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.3% (93 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Izick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Izick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Izick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Izick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Izick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Izick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Izick as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.