Boys' name · since 1892
Isador
182 babies named Isador in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Isador is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 182 have been recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isador has been recorded 182 times among boys since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2024.
- #13,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 182 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isador ranks #13,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Isador's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Isador's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isador's full recorded timeline at 1919, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isador popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2024
- Peak year (1915)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Isador by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (92 births, 51% of the file).
1910s was Isador's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Isador births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 92 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Isador's decade-level peak was the 1910s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Isador: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1892–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Isador draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.