Girls' name · since 1901
Isis
11,881 babies named Isis in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,881
- born since 1901
- 2000s
- peak decade
11,881 babies have been named Isis since 1901, making it today's #1625 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isis has been recorded 11,881 times among girls since 1901, currently ranked #1625 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #1,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,625 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,881 born since 1901
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isis ranks #1,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,625 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,881 born since 1901, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,881
- born since 1901
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isis's 11,881 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isis compares
11,881 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Isis's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,881 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 561 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isis's full recorded timeline at 1994, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 561 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 561
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Isis popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2001 (Isis as boys' name)
Isis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,058 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Isis's strongest decade.
5,058 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Isis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 491
1970s
491 births
- 1980s 598
1980s
598 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,251 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,058 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,633 births
- 2020s 807
2020s
807 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,058 births (43% of all-time use).
How Isis 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 Isis's total volume
Isis by state
Where Isis concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,079 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,212 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 950 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 740 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 523 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 385 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 316 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 297 | 2.5% |
2,079 of 11,881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Isis appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isis's data
- Isis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,058 total births); usage has since declined to 807 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Isiss (2,079 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 Isis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Isis 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.