US rank #4115 Boys' name Peak 2004 1,068 births

Isak — #4115 US boys' name

1,068 babies named Isak in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s401990s1752000s4332010s2992020s115
#4115
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Isak was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

57 babies were named Isak in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isak

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,068 babies named Isak between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isak currently holds the #4115 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isak performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 433 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Isak shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Isak in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isak 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 1,068 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.

Isak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,068

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2004

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,115

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
57
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881979 6

Isak by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
433 births that decade — 41% of Isak's all-time total
1970s61980s401990s1752000s4332010s2992020s115

Isak by state

Where Isak concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Isak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 7.5%
#2 Texas
41 3.8%
#3 Minnesota
21 2.0%
#4 Washington
16 1.5%
#5 Indiana
5 0.5%
California share of Isak's total US births 7.5%
Even split

80 of 1,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isak?
1,068 babies have been named Isak since 1979. It currently ranks #4115 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 57 births.
When was Isak most popular?
Isak was most popular in the 2000s decade with 433 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Isak most popular?
The top states for the name Isak are California (80 births), Texas (41 births), Minnesota (21 births).
How long has the name Isak been used?
Isak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isak?
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, 1979–2024 (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.