Boys' name · since 2010

Iskandar

Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Iskandar, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,737 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

Iskandar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2010.

Iskandar has 16 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2020.

  • #30,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iskandar ranks #30,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,737 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Iskandar's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Iskandar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Iskandar splits its recorded history at 2017: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Iskandar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 201020172020 6

Iskandar by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Iskandar's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Iskandar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iskandar? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 16 babies named Iskandar. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,737 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 6 births.
Where does Iskandar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iskandar ranks #30,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Iskandar most popular? ▼
Iskandar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Iskandar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Iskandar since 2010 -- 11 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Iskandar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iskander, Iskender. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Iskandar's data

  • Iskandar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Iskandar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Iskandar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2010–2020 (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 Iskandar 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.