US rank #1221 Girls' name Peak 2024 4,490 births

Isadora — #1221 US girls' name

4,490 babies named Isadora in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1221
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Isadora was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

192 babies were named Isadora in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isadora

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,490 babies named Isadora between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isadora currently holds the #1221 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 192 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isadora performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,500 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Isadora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 437 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Isadora in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isadora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,490 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Isadora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,490

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

192 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,221

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isadora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
192
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Isadora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,500 births that decade — 33% of Isadora's all-time total
1880s391890s691900s931910s1911920s2101930s1201940s851950s491960s71970s1131980s1191990s2262000s8712010s15002020s798

Isadora by state

Where Isadora concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Isadora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
437 9.7%
#2 New York
304 6.8%
#3 Massachusetts
237 5.3%
#4 Florida
224 5.0%
#5 Texas
197 4.4%
#6 Illinois
84 1.9%
#7 Michigan
84 1.9%
#8 Washington
64 1.4%
California share of Isadora's total US births 9.7%
Even split

437 of 4,490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Isadora appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isadora?
4,490 babies have been named Isadora since 1880. It currently ranks #1221 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 192 births.
When was Isadora most popular?
Isadora was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,500 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Isadora most popular?
The top states for the name Isadora are California (437 births), New York (304 births), Massachusetts (237 births).
How long has the name Isadora been used?
Isadora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isadora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isabella, Isabel, Isabelle, Isabell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.