Boys' name · since 1966
Isai
Isai has 7,340 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,340
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,340 babies have been named Isai since 1966, making it today's #1139 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Isai recorded 7,340 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #1139 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,139 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,340 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isai ranks #1,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,139 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,340 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,340
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isai's 7,340 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isai compares
7,340 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Isai's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,340 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 333 | 34 | 22,252 |
Isai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isai's full recorded timeline at 1999, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 333 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 333
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Isai popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1990 (Isai as girls' name)
Isai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,622 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Isai's strongest decade.
2,622 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Isai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 352
1980s
352 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,207 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,622 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,026 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,079 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,622 births (36% of all-time use).
How Isai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Isai's total volume
Isai by state
Where Isai concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,963 | 26.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,763 | 24.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 261 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 244 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 222 | 3.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 215 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 181 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 162 | 2.2% |
1,963 of 7,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Isai appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isai's data
- Isai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,622 total births) through the 2020s (1,079) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Isais (1,963 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Isai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Isai 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.