Recorded 1914–1929 Boys' name Peak 1916 136 births

Isami — boys' name

136 babies named Isami in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s641920s72
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Isami was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Isami in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isami

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Isami between 1914 and 1929, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isami currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isami performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Isami shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Isami in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isami 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 136 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.

Isami at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

136

Since 1914

16 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1914

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1929

Isami popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1914

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 192919271925192319211919191719151914 10

Isami by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
72 births that decade — 53% of Isami's all-time total
1910s641920s72

Isami by state

Where Isami concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Isami
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
100 73.5%
Hawaii share of Isami's total US births 73.5%

100 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isami?
136 babies have been named Isami since 1914. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Isami most popular?
Isami was most popular in the 1920s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Isami most popular?
The top states for the name Isami are Hawaii (100 births).
How long has the name Isami been used?
Isami has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 16 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Isami?
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.

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, 1914–1929 (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.