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.

#16,921 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1922
2010s
peak 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.

  • #16,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 108 born since 1922
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ison ranks #16,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,921 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1922
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ison's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
17
Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
05101520 1922200320062010201220142020 5

Ison by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 59% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #16,921 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 17 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Ison sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ison ranks #16,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ison

Nearby Names Like Ison

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ison

Isom Boy
#8912 1,783 births
Iso Boy
#13753 5 births

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Canuto
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Gurnie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1922–2020 (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 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 August 2026.