Islay — #4512 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Islay

The Social Security Administration has registered 354 babies named Islay between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Islay currently holds the #4512 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Islay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Islay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Islay in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Islay 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 354 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.