Girls' name · since 1916
Isaura
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,520 babies named Isaura, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,520
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Isaura is the #7531 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,520 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Isaura recorded 1,520 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #7531 nationally today, ahead of 56% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #5,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,531 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,520 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isaura ranks #5,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,531 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,520 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,520
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isaura's 1,520 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Isaura compares
1,520 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Isaura's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isaura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,520 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isaura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isaura's full recorded timeline at 1984, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isaura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Isaura by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (331 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Isaura's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Isaura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 65
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
330 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 331 births (22% of all-time use).
How Isaura compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Isaura's total volume
Isaura by state
Where Isaura concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 460 | 30.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 173 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 49 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
460 of 1,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Isaura's data
- Isaura's decade-level peak was the 2000s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Isauras (460 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Isaura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Isaura 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.