Girls' name · since 1991
Isatou
335 babies named Isatou in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,390 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isatou currently ranks #10390 among girls' names in America, with 335 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Isatou recorded 335 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #10390 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #15,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,390 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 335 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isatou ranks #15,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,390 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 335 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,390 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isatou's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Isatou compares
335 47th percentile among 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
Isatou's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isatou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 335 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isatou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isatou's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isatou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Isatou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Isatou's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Isatou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (41% of all-time use).
Isatou by state
Where Isatou concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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- Isatou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Isatous (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Isatou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1991–2025 (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 Isatou 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.