Boys' name · since 1996
Izhar
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Izhar, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izhar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 52 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Izhar recorded 52 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #21,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 52 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izhar ranks #21,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izhar's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Izhar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Izhar splits its recorded history at 2010: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Izhar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Izhar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Izhar's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Izhar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Izhar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Izhar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Izhar 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.