US rank #7261 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,506 births

Isaura — #7261 US girls' name

1,506 babies named Isaura in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s651930s241940s281950s251960s421970s1251980s2871990s3302000s3312010s1752020s62
#7261
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Isaura was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

63 babies were named Isaura in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isaura

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,506 babies named Isaura between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isaura currently holds the #7261 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isaura performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Isaura shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 460 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Isaura in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isaura 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 1,506 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.

Isaura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,506

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2007

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,261

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isaura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
63
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Isaura by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
331 births that decade — 22% of Isaura's all-time total
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Isaura by state

Where Isaura concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Isaura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
460 30.5%
#2 Texas
173 11.5%
#3 New York
49 3.3%
#4 Florida
21 1.4%
#5 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
California share of Isaura's total US births 30.5%
Even split

460 of 1,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isaura?
1,506 babies have been named Isaura since 1916. It currently ranks #7261 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 63 births.
When was Isaura most popular?
Isaura was most popular in the 2000s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Isaura most popular?
The top states for the name Isaura are California (460 births), Texas (173 births), New York (49 births).
How long has the name Isaura been used?
Isaura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isaura?
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.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.