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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #28, 2013boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #19 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 104 boysAKMaine: #31 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 113 boysMEVermont: #66 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 185 boysVTNew Hampshire: #65 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 228 boysNHWashington: #20 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 135 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 125 boysIDMontana: #25 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 126 boysMTNorth Dakota: #24 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 104 boysNDMinnesota: #17 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 118 boysMNIllinois: #47 for boys · 344 births · 1 in 203 boysILWisconsin: #45 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 180 boysWIMichigan: #43 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 173 boysMINew York: #56 for boys · 406 births · 1 in 262 boysNYMassachusetts: #56 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 217 boysMARhode Island: #66 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 202 boysRIOregon: #20 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 128 boysORNevada: #27 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 137 boysNVWyoming: #36 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 119 boysWYSouth Dakota: #26 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 117 boysSDIowa: #29 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 143 boysIAIndiana: #40 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 166 boysINOhio: #58 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 218 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 262 boysPANew Jersey: #77 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 322 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 333 boysCTCalifornia: #22 for boys · 1,774 births · 1 in 132 boysCAUtah: #7 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 102 boysUTColorado: #21 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 132 boysCONebraska: #19 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 128 boysNEMissouri: #47 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 186 boysMOKentucky: #56 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 194 boysKYWest Virginia: #41 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 141 boysWVVirginia: #60 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 221 boysVAMaryland: #62 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 250 boysMDDelaware: #75 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 226 boysDEArizona: #16 for boys · 306 births · 1 in 122 boysAZNew Mexico: #16 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 111 boysNMKansas: #11 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 114 boysKSArkansas: #49 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 192 boysARTennessee: #49 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 198 boysTNNorth Carolina: #67 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 260 boysNCSouth Carolina: #66 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 263 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #57 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 195 boysDCOklahoma: #29 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 158 boysOKLouisiana: #119 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 467 boysLAMississippi: #112 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 432 boysMSAlabama: #70 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 272 boysALGeorgia: #60 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 278 boysGAHawaii: #27 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 126 boysHITexas: #33 for boys · 1,043 births · 1 in 171 boysTXFlorida: #55 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 247 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#7 · 1 in 102
  2. Kansas#11 · 1 in 114
  3. New Mexico#16 · 1 in 111
  4. Arizona#16 · 1 in 122
  5. Idaho#16 · 1 in 125

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#72161 in 102
Kansas#111441 in 114
Arizona#163061 in 122
Idaho#16671 in 125
New Mexico#16901 in 111
Minnesota#172341 in 118
Alaska#19331 in 104
Nebraska#19771 in 128
Oregon#201431 in 128
Washington#202631 in 135
Colorado#212081 in 132
California#221,7741 in 132
North Dakota#24341 in 104
Montana#25311 in 126
South Dakota#26341 in 117
Hawaii#27381 in 126
Nevada#271001 in 137
Iowa#291071 in 143
Oklahoma#291301 in 158
Maine#31421 in 113
Texas#331,0431 in 171
Wyoming#36161 in 119
Indiana#402181 in 166
West Virginia#41571 in 141
Michigan#432791 in 173
Wisconsin#451541 in 180
Illinois#473441 in 203
Missouri#471761 in 186
Arkansas#49751 in 192
Tennessee#491781 in 198
Florida#553751 in 247
Kentucky#561161 in 194
Massachusetts#561381 in 217
New York#564061 in 262
District of Columbia#57201 in 195
Ohio#582781 in 218
Georgia#602011 in 278
Virginia#601881 in 221
Maryland#621131 in 250
Pennsylvania#632331 in 262
New Hampshire#65221 in 228
Rhode Island#66201 in 202
South Carolina#66801 in 263
Vermont#66101 in 185
North Carolina#671981 in 260
Alabama#70861 in 272
Delaware#75161 in 226
New Jersey#771331 in 322
Connecticut#89441 in 333
Mississippi#112321 in 432
Louisiana#119511 in 467

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 2010

girls
#16,992
5 births · 1 in 355,519 girls
boys
#39
9,371 births · 1 in 205 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #16,992Isaac5

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #39Isaac9,371
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 355,519 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 14.4% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #14,959Zynae6
  2. #14,959Zyriyah6
  3. #14,959Zyyanna6
  4. #16,992Isaac5
  5. #16,992Aaditri5
  6. #16,992Aalaya5
  7. #16,992Aaliayah5

Tied with 2,849 names at #16,992; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 205 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #36Evan9,732
  2. #37Nicholas9,653
  3. #38Gavin9,626
  4. #39Isaac9,371
  5. #40Brayden9,122
  6. #41Luke8,850
  7. #42Angel8,776
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →