Boys' name · since 1985
Isaia
Isaia has 480 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Isaia is the #10001 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 1985.
Isaia has 480 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10001 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,001 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaia ranks #8,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,001 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 480 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isaia's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Isaia compares
480 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Isaia's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isaia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Isaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Isaia splits its recorded history at 2009: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Isaia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Isaia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Isaia's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Isaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (39% of all-time use).
Isaia by state
Where Isaia concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 8.3% |
40 of 480 births nationwide.
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What to do with Isaia's data
- Isaia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Isaias (40 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 Isaia: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Isaia 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.