Boys' name · since 1984
Izaiah
Izaiah has 14,899 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #636 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,899
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Izaiah is the #636 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 14,899 recorded since 1984.
Izaiah has 14,899 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #636 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, 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 1984 to 2025.
- #978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #636 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,899 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izaiah ranks #978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #636 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,899 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #636 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,899
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izaiah's 14,899 recorded births place it above 97.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Izaiah compares
14,899 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Izaiah's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Izaiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,899 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 744 | 34 | 22,252 |
Izaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Izaiah's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 744, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Izaiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 744
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Izaiah popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2010 (Izaiah as girls' name)
Izaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,041 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Izaiah's strongest decade.
6,041 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Izaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 715
1990s
715 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,047 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,041 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,069 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,041 births (41% of all-time use).
How Izaiah 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 Izaiah's total volume
Izaiah by state
Where Izaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,757 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,021 | 13.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 932 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 588 | 3.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 549 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 482 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 432 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 404 | 2.7% |
2,757 of 14,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Izaiah appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Izaiah's data
- Izaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,041 total births) through the 2020s (3,069) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Izaiahs (2,757 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 Izaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Izaiah 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.