Total births
56
Girls' name · since 2000
Isata
Isata has 56 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 56
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Isata sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isata has been recorded 56 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- 56 total births
- 2000–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Isata since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 56
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Isata was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
8 babies were named Isata in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Isata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isata's full recorded timeline at 2005, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isata at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Isata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Isata by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Isata's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Isata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Isata? ▼
Isata has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 8 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Isata most popular? ▼
Isata was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Isata been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Isata since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Isata? ▼
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 Isata's data
- Isata's decade-level peak was the 2000s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Isata
Nearby Names Like Isata
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Isata
Isabella Girl
#7 417,001 births
Isabel Girl
#167 132,150 births
Isabelle Girl
#172 107,762 births
Isabell Girl
#2282 15,274 births
Isabela Girl
#644 12,698 births
Compare Isata side by side: Isata vs Isabella Isata vs Isabel Isata vs Isabelle
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Isata: Baby Name Since 2000 - 56 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/isata. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Isata 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 July 2026.