Boys' name · since 1880
Isaiah
Isaiah has 254,020 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #57 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254,020
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
254,020 babies have been named Isaiah since 1880, making it today's #57 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaiah has been recorded 254,020 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #57 nationally and more common than 99.6% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #57 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 254,020 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaiah ranks #150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #57 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 254,020 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #57 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254,020
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isaiah's 254,020 recorded births place it above 99.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isaiah compares
254,020 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Isaiah's all-time total is 688x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isaiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 254,020 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10,459 | 34 | 22,252 |
Isaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isaiah's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 13 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 10,459, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isaiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 10,459
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Isaiah popularity over time - girls
690 total births recorded since 1976 (Isaiah as girls' name)
Isaiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92,786 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Isaiah's strongest decade.
92,786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Isaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 304
1880s
304 births
- 1890s 264
1890s
264 births
- 1900s 263
1900s
263 births
- 1910s 845
1910s
845 births
- 1920s 1,262
1920s
1,262 births
- 1930s 1,039
1930s
1,039 births
- 1940s 1,194
1940s
1,194 births
- 1950s 1,180
1950s
1,180 births
- 1960s 727
1960s
727 births
- 1970s 1,578
1970s
1,578 births
- 1980s 6,709
1980s
6,709 births
- 1990s 36,586
1990s
36,586 births
- 2000s
2000s
92,786 births
- 2010s
2010s
76,320 births
- 2020s 32,963
2020s
32,963 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92,786 births (37% of all-time use).
How Isaiah 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 Isaiah's total volume
Isaiah by state
Where Isaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38,323 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26,650 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14,388 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 12,670 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 9,211 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8,807 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 8,435 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 8,194 | 3.2% |
38,323 of 254,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Isaiah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isaiah's data
- Isaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (92,786 total births) through the 2020s (32,963) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Isaiahs (38,323 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 Isaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Isaiah 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.