Recorded 1979–2023 Boys' name Peak 1988 163 births

Isaul — boys' name

163 babies named Isaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s301990s482000s392010s252020s11
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Isaul was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Isaul in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Isaul between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isaul performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Isaul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Isaul in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isaul 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 163 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.

Isaul at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

163

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Isaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 202320122007200219981995199019861979 10

Isaul by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 29% of Isaul's all-time total
1970s101980s301990s482000s392010s252020s11

Isaul by state

Where Isaul concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Isaul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.4%
#2 Texas
5 3.1%
California share of Isaul's total US births 7.4%
Even split

12 of 163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isaul?
163 babies have been named Isaul since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Isaul most popular?
Isaul was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Isaul most popular?
The top states for the name Isaul are California (12 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Isaul been used?
Isaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Isaul?
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, 1979–2023 (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.