Girls' name · since 1990

Isamar

2,437 babies named Isamar in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,118 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,326 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,437
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade

Isamar currently ranks #3326 among girls' names in America, with 2,437 babies recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Isamar recorded 2,437 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #3326 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #4,118 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,326 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,437 born since 1990
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isamar ranks #4,118 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,326 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,437 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,118 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,326 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,437
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.7%
Isamar vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Isamar's 2,437 recorded births place it above 94.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Isamar compares

2,437 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Isamar's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Isamar Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,437 376 567,345
Peak-year births 447 21 19,840

Isamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Isamar splits its recorded history at 2008: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (23 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 447 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Isamar popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
447
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
0100200300400500 19901995200020052010201520202025 47

Isamar popularity over time - boys

91 total births recorded since 1990 (Isamar as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 91 births
0510152025 199019911992199319941996 5

Isamar by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (1,535 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Isamar's strongest decade.

1,535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Isamar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,535 births (63% of all-time use).

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

How Isamar compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Isamar's total volume

Isamar vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -57, 6.3%-144, 2.8%-145, 3.3%-57, 4.5%-46, 9%-49, 4.9%-56, 6.4%-27, 8.1%-51, 6.3%-136, 2.8%-49, 13.2%-84, 4.9%-120, 8%-82, 5.6%-25, 10.5%Isamar-36, 18.3%Isamar
Isamar vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Isamar by state

Where Isamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Isamar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
802 32.9%
#2 Texas
437 17.9%
#3 New York
219 9.0%
#4 Illinois
177 7.3%
#5 New Jersey
53 2.2%
#6 Florida
49 2.0%
#7 Arizona
31 1.3%
#8 Connecticut
14 0.6%
California share of Isamar's total US births 32.9%
Even split

802 of 2,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Isamar appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isamar?
Isamar has been given to 2,437 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,118 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,326 of 17,297. 447 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Isamar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isamar ranks #4,118 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,326 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Isamar most popular?
Isamar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,535 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Isamar most popular?
The top states for the name Isamar are California (802 births), Texas (437 births), New York (219 births).
How long has the name Isamar been used?
Isamar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Isamar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isabella, Isabel, Isabelle, Isabell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Isamar's data

  • Isamar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,535 total births); usage has since declined to 225 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Isamars (802 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 Isamar

Nearby Names Like Isamar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Isamar: 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, 1990–2025 (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 Isamar 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.