Unisex name · since 1998
Island
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 698 babies named Island, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 698
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
698 babies have been named Island since 1998, making it today's #2601 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Island has been recorded 698 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #2601 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #9,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,601 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 698 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Island ranks #9,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,601 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 698 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 698
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Island's 698 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Island compares
698 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Island's all-time total is 86% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Island | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 698 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Island's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Island's full recorded timeline at 2012, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Island popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Island popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 2006 (Island as boys' name)
Island by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (358 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Island's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Island births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s
2020s
358 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 358 births (51% of all-time use).
How Island 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 Island's total volume
Island by state
Where Island concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 34 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 23 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 19 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.6% |
36 of 698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Island appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Island's data
- Texas records the most Islands (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Island: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Island 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.