Unisex name · since 1990
Isley
Isley has 1,181 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,765 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isley currently ranks #2765 among unisex names in America, with 1,181 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Isley recorded 1,181 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #2765 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,765 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,181 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isley ranks #6,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,765 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,181 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,765 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isley's 1,181 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isley compares
1,181 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Isley's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,181 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isley's full recorded timeline at 2009, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Isley popularity over time - boys
294 total births recorded since 1993 (Isley as boys' name)
Isley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (584 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Isley's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Isley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
584 births
- 2020s
2020s
386 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 584 births (49% of all-time use).
How Isley 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 Isley's total volume
Isley by state
Where Isley concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 44 | 3.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.6% |
72 of 1,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Isley appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isley's data
- Isley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (584 total births) through the 2020s (386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Isleys (72 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Isley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Isley 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.