Isaac

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #47 for boys in 2025, 5,953 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2013 · 10,134 births
Debut · boys
274 births
In top 100 · boys
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
331,508
since 1880

Isaac over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #28, 2013boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#475,953
2024#13,4776#416,529
2023#12,1977#426,621
2022—#416,752
2021—#406,987
2020#11,0908#397,155
2019#9,11211#348,231
2018#10,5459#348,503
2017#8,77612#328,894
2016#7,60215#319,782
2015#8,93112#319,988
2014#8,48513#319,999
2013#13,1507#2810,134
2012#9,71111#3010,065
2011#12,1538#359,607
2010#16,9925#399,371
2009#9,37912#409,569
2008#8,10915#3710,030
2007#9,00713#4110,274
2006#8,23714#489,685
2005#5,80021#499,127
2004#3,56641#469,181
2003#6,88516#488,944
2002#8,83711#488,312
2001#6,95615#478,200
2000#6,48716#537,439
1999#5,89617#646,407
1998#7,10413#655,859
1997#8,33410#735,146
1996#8,8129#864,566
1995#7,51411#983,881
1994#6,31914#1033,496
1993#6,62213#1103,214
1992#9,4918#1232,773
1991#7,43011#1302,500
1990#7,88010#1322,429
1989#8,7618#1372,210
1988#5,32115#1431,964
1987#4,47418#1511,828
1986#6,15611#1551,736
1985#6,45710#1651,673
1984#4,31817#1601,692
1983#4,68615#1511,796
1982#3,64722#1511,841
1981#6,8049#1501,836
1980#3,99219#1501,798
1979#4,84214#1511,734
1978#5,21412#1671,451
1977#4,94213#1841,264
1976#5,21511#2021,093
1975#5,16111#2131,014
1974#7,6806#223941
1973—#235896
1972#6,5587#251806
1971#6,0068#288712
1970#7,0706#332569
1969#5,4568#349514
1968—#375427
1967#6,0426#377395
1966#5,2737#362430
1965—#375428
1964—#352496
1963—#359472
1962#6,5785#363482
1961—#357494
1960—#365467
1959#4,6258#342513
1958—#332540
1957#6,0865#334521
1956#5,3256#317552
1955—#314545
1954#4,6557#295585
1953—#301548
1952—#294564
1951#4,8336#292554
1950—#282557
1949—#270599
1948—#298533
1947#5,2955#280599
1946#3,21710#285514
1945#4,5565#281460
1944—#269491
1943—#279481
1942#4,6225#283450
1941—#265451
1940—#246486
1939#4,2505#248465
1938—#253460
1937#4,2555#255447
1936—#261423
1935#4,2045#241476
1934—#237481
1933#3,7536#237480
1932—#240492
1931—#256443
1930—#230548
1929—#218585
1928#4,7255#241534
1927—#203693
1926#4,3066#228586
1925#4,4266#206678
1924—#199704
1923—#197698
1922—#190720
1921—#208648
1920—#190706
1919#3,8177#178737
1918—#194658
1917—#192622
1916—#186629
1915—#195568
1914—#177496
1913—#172398
1912—#162359
1911—#143233
1910—#130252
1909—#128209
1908—#145162
1907—#133178
1906—#128163
1905—#144147
1904—#126167
1903—#135138
1902—#135143
1901—#124133
1900—#116198
1899—#119139
1898—#117156
1897—#101175
1896—#100191
1895—#107172
1894—#105170
1893—#97182
1892—#94203
1891—#101160
1890—#92187
1889—#91188
1888—#85221
1887—#83194
1886—#78224
1885—#79204
1884—#75243
1883—#70227
1882—#65278
1881—#64258
1880—#62274
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Isaac was already there! It came in at #62, and was given to 274 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1908, when fewer than 200 boys a year got the name.

Where Isaac is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMNIllinois: #446 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,884 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedWIMichigan: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,122 boysMINew York: #256 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,478 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedINOhio: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,182 boysOHPennsylvania: #207 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,658 boysPANew Jersey: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,904 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,250 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,030 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,323 boysWVVirginia: #154 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 853 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 575 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedKSArkansas: #212 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,440 boysARTennessee: #201 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,730 boysTNNorth Carolina: #155 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 914 boysNCSouth Carolina: #73 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 367 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #238 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,823 boysOKLouisiana: #118 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 549 boysLAMississippi: #145 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 815 boysMSAlabama: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 800 boysALGeorgia: #163 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,038 boysGAHawaii: #111 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 604 boysHITexas: #228 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,275 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 610 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#73 · 1 in 367
  2. Hawaii#111 · 1 in 604
  3. Louisiana#118 · 1 in 549
  4. Florida#120 · 1 in 610
  5. Alabama#131 · 1 in 800

Best ever in a state: #4 in Idaho, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#73491 in 367
Hawaii#11151 in 604
Louisiana#118321 in 549
Florida#120181 in 610
Alabama#131321 in 800
New Mexico#14481 in 575
Mississippi#145231 in 815
Virginia#154251 in 853
North Carolina#155361 in 914
Kentucky#162241 in 1,030
Georgia#163261 in 1,038
West Virginia#188121 in 1,323
Tennessee#201141 in 1,730
Pennsylvania#207261 in 2,658
Arkansas#212121 in 1,440
Texas#228421 in 1,275
Oklahoma#238121 in 1,823
New York#256241 in 3,478
New Jersey#26151 in 4,904
California#35381 in 4,250
Ohio#36361 in 7,182
Michigan#37651 in 7,122
Illinois#44651 in 9,884
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Isaac
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#41 → #47)
  • 8 spots since 2020 (#39 → #47)
  • 16 spots since 2015 (#31 → #47)
  • Biggest jump: 44 spots in 1971 (#332 → #288)
  • Biggest drop: 38 spots in 1928 (#203 → #241)
Rise & fade · boys
133 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2013 at #28 (10,134 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1995–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 187
  • Highest: 1 in 187 boys born in 2013 were named Isaac (0.54%)
  • Latest: 1 in 287 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 28.5% of all boys named Isaac (94,574) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #62 (1880) → #377 (1967) → #28 (2013)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,311#62 (1880)#75
1890s1,735#92 (1890)#103
1900s1,638#116 (1900)#131
1910s4,952#130 (1910)#173
1920s6,552#190 (1922)#208
1930s4,715#230 (1930)#246
1940s5,064#246 (1940)#276
1950s5,479#282 (1950)#310
1960s4,605#349 (1969)#363
1970s10,480#151 (1979)#225
1980s18,374#137 (1989)#151
1990s40,271#64 (1999)#98
2000s90,761#37 (2008)#46
2010s94,574#28 (2013)#33
2020s39,997#39 (2020)#42

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Isaac in 1933

girls
#3,753
6 births · 1 in 167,989 girls
boys
#237
480 births · 1 in 2,066 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #3,753Isaac6

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #237Isaac480
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 167,989 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 22.7% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #3,406Zeola7
  2. #3,406Zerline7
  3. #3,406Zollie7
  4. #3,753Isaac6
  5. #3,753Adalene6
  6. #3,753Adelita6
  7. #3,753Adria6
  8. #4,218Adair5
  9. #4,218Adda5
  10. #4,218Adelyn5

Tied with 464 names at #3,753; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 2,066 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 94.3% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #234Carlton491
  2. #235Barry490
  3. #236Perry486
  4. #237Isaac480
  5. #238Rufus477
  6. #239Teddy476
  7. #240Antonio475
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →