Boys' name · since 1880
Issac
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 24,554 babies named Issac, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,554
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Issac is the #915 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 24,554 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Issac recorded 24,554 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #915 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #915 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,554 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issac ranks #749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #915 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,554 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,554
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Issac's 24,554 recorded births place it above 98.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Issac compares
24,554 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Issac's all-time total is 67x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Issac | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 820 | 34 | 22,252 |
Issac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Issac splits its recorded history at 1953: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1897 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 820 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Issac popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 820
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Issac popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1976 (Issac as girls' name)
Issac by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,790 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Issac's strongest decade.
6,790 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Issac births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 137
1880s
137 births
- 1890s 99
1890s
99 births
- 1900s 109
1900s
109 births
- 1910s 371
1910s
371 births
- 1920s 555
1920s
555 births
- 1930s 501
1930s
501 births
- 1940s 562
1940s
562 births
- 1950s 731
1950s
731 births
- 1960s 608
1960s
608 births
- 1970s 1,333
1970s
1,333 births
- 1980s 1,852
1980s
1,852 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,495 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,790 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,305 births
- 2020s 2,106
2020s
2,106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,790 births (28% of all-time use).
How Issac compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Issac's total volume
Issac by state
Where Issac concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,522 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,143 | 12.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,215 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 871 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 789 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 753 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 599 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 552 | 2.2% |
4,522 of 24,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Issac appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Issac's data
- Issac's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,790 total births); usage has since declined to 2,106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Issacs (4,522 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Issac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Issac 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.