Boys' name · since 1915

Isaias

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 18,644 babies named Isaias, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#861 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#426 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
18,644
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade

Isaias currently ranks #426 among boys' names in America, with 18,644 babies recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Isaias recorded 18,644 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #426 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #426 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 18,644 born since 1915
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaias ranks #861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #426 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18,644 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.

#861 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#426 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
18,644
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.9%
Isaias vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Isaias's 18,644 recorded births place it above 98.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Isaias compares

18,644 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Isaias's all-time total is 51x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Isaias Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 18,644 369 358,536
Peak-year births 755 34 22,252

Isaias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Isaias's full recorded timeline at 1972, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 755 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Isaias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
755
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
0200400600800 191519321946196019741988200220162025 755

Isaias by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,212 births, 28% of the file).

2010s was Isaias's strongest decade.

5,212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Isaias births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,212 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Isaias 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 Isaias's total volume

Isaias vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.5%-40, 9.6%-141, 8.4%-106, 2.2%-146, 4.8%-45, 9%-146, 1.8%-137, 4.1%-146, 2.4%-146, 1.7%-97, 2.9%-28, 11.5%-119, 3.8%-145, 7.1%-146, 1.6%Isaias-111, 4%Isaias
Isaias vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Isaias by state

Where Isaias concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Isaias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,971 26.7%
#2 Texas
4,320 23.2%
#3 Florida
879 4.7%
#4 New York
796 4.3%
#5 Illinois
664 3.6%
#6 Arizona
584 3.1%
#7 New Jersey
405 2.2%
#8 Washington
360 1.9%
California share of Isaias's total US births 26.7%
Even split

4,971 of 18,644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Isaias appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isaias?
Isaias has been given to 18,644 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #861 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #426 of 13,930. 755 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Isaias sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaias ranks #861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #426 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Isaias most popular?
Isaias was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,212 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Isaias most popular?
The top states for the name Isaias are California (4,971 births), Texas (4,320 births), Florida (879 births).
How long has the name Isaias been used?
Isaias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 111 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Isaias?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isaac, Isaiah, Isai, Isadore, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Isaias's data

  • Isaias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,212 total births) through the 2020s (4,072) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Isaiass (4,971 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.

Keep exploring Isaias

Nearby Names Like Isaias

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Isaias

Names with a similar popularity rank to Isaias

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Isaias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Isaias 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.