Boys' name · since 1978

Issaac

173 babies named Issaac in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,851 of 45,481
all-time among boys
173
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

173 boys have been named Issaac since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issaac has been recorded 173 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.

  • #13,851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 173 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issaac ranks #13,851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,851 of 45,481
all-time among boys
173
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Issaac's 173 recorded births place it above 69.51% 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.

Issaac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Issaac's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Issaac popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4681012 1978198419911997200120092022 5

Issaac by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 31% of the file).

1990s was Issaac's strongest decade.

54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Issaac births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (31% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issaac? ▼
173 babies have been named Issaac since 1978. All-time, it sits at #13,851 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
Where does Issaac sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issaac ranks #13,851 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 Issaac most popular? ▼
Issaac was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Issaac been used? ▼
Issaac has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Issaac? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issac, Issa, Issiah, Issaiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Issaac's data

  • Issaac's decade-level peak was the 1990s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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 Issaac

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Issaac: 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, 1978–2022 (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 Issaac 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.