Isley — #2614 US unisex name
1,117 babies named Isley in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Isley was born in this single decade.
93 babies were named Isley in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Isley
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,117 babies named Isley between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isley currently holds the #2614 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 93 babies received it in a single year. Isley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 280 additional births since 1993.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Isley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 584 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Isley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Isley in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Isley 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 1,117 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.
Isley at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Isley popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990
- Peak year (2016)
- 93
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #2614 among girls.
1,117 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 93 births in a single year.
Isley popularity over time — boys
280 total births recorded since 1993 (Isley as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Isley accounts for 20% of total recorded use across both genders.
Isley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 584 births that decade — 52% of Isley's all-time total
Isley decade highlights
- Peak decade 584 births
- Runner-up 322 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Isley's strongest decade
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
Isley by state
Where Isley concentrates geographically — total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 5.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 36 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 35 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.6% |
66 of 1,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.2% of nationwide
- Texas 3.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.3% of nationwide
- Florida 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Isley appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.