Total births
108
Boys' name · since 1922
Ison
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Ison, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 108
- total births
- 1922–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Ison is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 108 have been recorded since 1922.
Ison has 108 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2020.
- 108 total births
- 1922–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
108 boys have been named Ison since 1922, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 108
- total births
- 1922–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Ison was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
17 babies were named Ison in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Ison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ison's full recorded timeline at 2010, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ison at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Ison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2020
- Peak year (2013)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ison by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ison's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ison? ▼
Ison has been given to 108 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 17 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Ison most popular? ▼
Ison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Ison been used? ▼
Records for Ison go back to 1922, giving 99 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Ison? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isom, Iso. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ison's data
- Ison's decade-level peak was the 2010s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ison: Baby Name Since 1922 - 108 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ison. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ison 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 June 2026.