Girls' name · since 1999
Islay
Islay has 378 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Islay is the #5342 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 378 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Islay has been recorded 378 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #5342 nationally and more common than 69% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #13,984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,342 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 378 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Islay ranks #13,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,342 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 378 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Islay's 378 recorded births place it above 80.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Islay compares
378 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Islay's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Islay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Islay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Islay's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Islay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Islay by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (212 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Islay's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Islay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 212 births (56% of all-time use).
Islay by state
Where Islay concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Washington | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
19 of 378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Islays (19 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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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, 1999–2025 (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 Islay 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.