US rank #9386 Boys' name Peak 2012 171 births

Isaiahs — #9386 US boys' name

171 babies named Isaiahs in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s92000s602010s812020s21
#9386
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Isaiahs was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Isaiahs in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isaiahs

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Isaiahs between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isaiahs currently holds the #9386 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isaiahs performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Isaiahs shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Isaiahs in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isaiahs 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 171 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.

Isaiahs at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

171

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,386

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isaiahs popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 20242019201620122009200620011998 9

Isaiahs by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 47% of Isaiahs's all-time total
1990s92000s602010s812020s21

Isaiahs by state

Where Isaiahs concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Isaiahs
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 5.8%
#2 Texas
5 2.9%
California share of Isaiahs's total US births 5.8%
Even split

10 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isaiahs?
171 babies have been named Isaiahs since 1998. It currently ranks #9386 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Isaiahs most popular?
Isaiahs was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Isaiahs most popular?
The top states for the name Isaiahs are California (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Isaiahs been used?
Isaiahs has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isaiahs?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isaac, Isaiah, Isaias, Isai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.