US rank #608 Boys' name Peak 2009 14,453 births

Izaiah — #608 US boys' name

14,453 babies named Izaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s7152000s50442010s60382020s2629
#608
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Izaiah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

742 babies were named Izaiah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Izaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,453 babies named Izaiah between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Izaiah currently holds the #608 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 742 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Izaiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,038 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Izaiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,663 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Izaiah in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Izaiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14,453 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Izaiah at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

14,453

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2009

742 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#608

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Izaiah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2009)
742
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420192014200920041999199419891984 9

Izaiah popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2010 (Izaiah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20172010 5

Izaiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,038 births that decade — 42% of Izaiah's all-time total
1980s271990s7152000s50442010s60382020s2629

Izaiah by state

Where Izaiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Izaiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,663 18.4%
#2 Texas
1,961 13.6%
#3 Florida
905 6.3%
#4 Arizona
570 3.9%
#5 New York
538 3.7%
#6 Illinois
466 3.2%
#7 Ohio
425 2.9%
#8 Colorado
398 2.8%
California share of Izaiah's total US births 18.4%
Even split

2,663 of 14,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Izaiah appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Izaiah?
14,453 babies have been named Izaiah since 1984. It currently ranks #608 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 742 births.
When was Izaiah most popular?
Izaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,038 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Izaiah most popular?
The top states for the name Izaiah are California (2,663 births), Texas (1,961 births), Florida (905 births).
How long has the name Izaiah been used?
Izaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Izaiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Izayah, Izaak, Izaac, Izak, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.