Boys' name · since 1996
Izaya
Izaya has 1,086 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,086
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,086 babies have been named Izaya since 1996, making it today's #7955 boys' name.
Izaya has 1,086 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7955 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #4,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,086 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izaya ranks #4,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,086 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,086
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Izaya's 1,086 recorded births place it above 89.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Izaya compares
1,086 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Izaya's all-time total is 194% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Izaya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,086 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Izaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Izaya splits its recorded history at 2011: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 81 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Izaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Izaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (533 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Izaya's strongest decade.
533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Izaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
533 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 533 births (49% of all-time use).
How Izaya 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 Izaya's total volume
Izaya by state
Where Izaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
85 of 1,086 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Izaya's data
- Izaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (533 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Izayas (85 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 Izaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Izaya 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.