Girls' name · since 1993
Isatu
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Isatu, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
184 girls have been named Isatu since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Isatu has 184 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2022.
- #20,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isatu ranks #20,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isatu's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Isatu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Isatu splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Isatu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Isatu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Isatu's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Isatu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (42% of all-time use).
Isatu by state
Where Isatu concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 184 births nationwide.
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- Isatu's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Isatus (5 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 Isatu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1993–2022 (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 Isatu 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.