Isaiah

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #57 for boys in 2025, 5,267 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 10,459 births
Debut · boys
40 births
In top 100 · boys
30 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
254,020
since 1880

Isaiah over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #39, 2006boys
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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#13,2086#575,267
2024#7,96713#565,286
2023#8,05513#565,162
2022#13,5926#585,430
2021#9,56210#565,724
2020#13,4536#516,094
2019#10,4739#536,214
2018#6,79217#516,719
2017#11,6158#467,262
2016#6,90117#477,573
2015#6,72118#497,658
2014#8,96612#487,657
2013#8,58013#447,903
2012#9,10912#428,190
2011#6,14821#438,555
2010#9,79011#438,589
2009#6,54420#419,259
2008#4,88230#429,670
2007#6,55220#4310,124
2006#5,54524#3910,459
2005#5,60022#459,527
2004#2,78158#459,264
2003#4,94325#498,900
2002#4,90624#458,965
2001#5,57020#438,589
2000#4,79124#478,029
1999#4,87022#517,500
1998#3,73031#596,487
1997#3,62631#606,003
1996#4,05926#715,324
1995#7,04112#1093,475
1994#11,7786#1691,870
1993#7,03812#2041,497
1992#8,06510#2121,449
1991#7,43011#2081,492
1990#8,5019#2051,489
1989#9,6817#2281,190
1988#10,3866#244978
1987#7,3539#267820
1986#8,5237#323619
1985#7,5638#319630
1984—#319605
1983#9,0156#336553
1982#8,2247#345538
1981#9,1106#396421
1980—#438355
1979—#482295
1978—#482283
1977—#520254
1976#9,2845#577198
1975—#712135
1974—#771109
1973—#85286
1972—#88782
1971—#88684
1970—#1,14252
1969—#1,02756
1968—#89864
1967—#98155
1966—#86071
1965—#88169
1964—#94565
1963—#94763
1962—#77995
1961—#78594
1960—#78295
1959—#761100
1958—#77792
1957—#700118
1956—#74597
1955—#669120
1954—#633135
1953—#678112
1952—#608134
1951—#601134
1950—#578138
1949—#555146
1948—#563140
1947—#586134
1946—#573125
1945—#554116
1944—#63993
1943—#597112
1942—#629101
1941—#564114
1940—#555113
1939—#64784
1938—#559108
1937—#545114
1936—#562105
1935—#58597
1934—#61194
1933—#557105
1932—#565109
1931—#576104
1930—#553119
1929—#506135
1928—#558120
1927—#569117
1926—#543125
1925—#546127
1924—#538138
1923—#560123
1922—#509148
1921—#611107
1920—#559122
1919—#503139
1918—#519133
1917—#566108
1916—#545110
1915—#59592
1914—#60968
1913—#53964
1912—#51059
1911—#51433
1910—#44039
1909—#40836
1908—#41333
1907—#44827
1906—#46523
1905—#47722
1904—#41725
1903—#41123
1902—#40425
1901—#46617
1900—#39332
1899—#33129
1898—#40923
1897—#38424
1896—#41722
1895—#39024
1894—#29136
1893—#41919
1892—#38424
1891—#36422
1890—#27041
1889—#52513
1888—#32431
1887—#27634
1886—#28835
1885—#31229
1884—#36923
1883—#29830
1882—#28337
1881—#27632
1880—#26740
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Isaiah was already there! It came in at #267, and was given to 40 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Isaiah is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #19 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 83 boysAKMaine: #61 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 218 boysMEVermont: #60 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 182 boysVTNew Hampshire: #92 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 341 boysNHWashington: #51 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 208 boysWAIdaho: #70 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 239 boysIDMontana: #73 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 250 boysMTNorth Dakota: #36 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 116 boysNDMinnesota: #62 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 233 boysMNIllinois: #68 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 320 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 198 boysWIMichigan: #94 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 443 boysMINew York: #44 for boys · 509 births · 1 in 223 boysNYMassachusetts: #81 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 346 boysMARhode Island: #74 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 301 boysRIOregon: #60 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 230 boysORNevada: #73 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 280 boysNVWyoming: #56 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 170 boysWYSouth Dakota: #49 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 156 boysSDIowa: #67 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 234 boysIAIndiana: #54 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 213 boysINOhio: #65 for boys · 252 births · 1 in 275 boysOHPennsylvania: #61 for boys · 268 births · 1 in 246 boysPANew Jersey: #44 for boys · 228 births · 1 in 208 boysNJConnecticut: #66 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 260 boysCTCalifornia: #49 for boys · 1,179 births · 1 in 205 boysCAUtah: #98 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 382 boysUTColorado: #32 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 144 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 359 boysNEMissouri: #79 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 316 boysMOKentucky: #54 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 235 boysKYWest Virginia: #68 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 233 boysWVVirginia: #42 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 177 boysVAMaryland: #49 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 212 boysMDDelaware: #40 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 148 boysDEArizona: #48 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 189 boysAZNew Mexico: #5 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 64 boysNMKansas: #69 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 238 boysKSArkansas: #81 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 326 boysARTennessee: #69 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 296 boysTNNorth Carolina: #42 for boys · 273 births · 1 in 180 boysNCSouth Carolina: #57 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 264 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #27 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 112 boysDCOklahoma: #71 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 285 boysOKLouisiana: #87 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 364 boysLAMississippi: #63 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 292 boysMSAlabama: #77 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 337 boysALGeorgia: #64 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 311 boysGAHawaii: #7 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 64 boysHITexas: #50 for boys · 738 births · 1 in 223 boysTXFlorida: #61 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 280 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#5 · 1 in 64
  2. Hawaii#7 · 1 in 64
  3. Alaska#19 · 1 in 83
  4. District of Columbia#27 · 1 in 112
  5. Colorado#32 · 1 in 144

Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#51681 in 64
Hawaii#7781 in 64
Alaska#19411 in 83
District of Columbia#27421 in 112
Colorado#321901 in 144
North Dakota#36291 in 116
Delaware#40271 in 148
North Carolina#422731 in 180
Virginia#422251 in 177
New Jersey#442281 in 208
New York#445091 in 223
Arizona#481911 in 189
California#491,1791 in 205
Maryland#491341 in 212
South Dakota#49261 in 156
Texas#507381 in 223
Washington#511661 in 208
Wisconsin#531481 in 198
Indiana#541801 in 213
Kentucky#541001 in 235
Wyoming#56111 in 170
South Carolina#57781 in 264
Oregon#60861 in 230
Vermont#60131 in 182
Florida#613101 in 280
Maine#61261 in 218
Pennsylvania#612681 in 246
Minnesota#621251 in 233
Mississippi#63521 in 292
Georgia#641731 in 311
Ohio#652521 in 275
Connecticut#66701 in 260
Iowa#67711 in 234
Illinois#682491 in 320
West Virginia#68381 in 233
Kansas#69681 in 238
Tennessee#691221 in 296
Idaho#70321 in 239
Oklahoma#71711 in 285
Montana#73161 in 250
Nevada#73421 in 280
Rhode Island#74171 in 301
Alabama#77741 in 337
Missouri#791081 in 316
Arkansas#81441 in 326
Massachusetts#811051 in 346
Louisiana#87751 in 364
New Hampshire#92171 in 341
Michigan#941331 in 443
Utah#98541 in 382
Nebraska#100281 in 359

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 Isaiah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#56 → #57)
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#51 → #57)
  • 8 spots since 2015 (#49 → #57)
  • Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1971 (#1,142 → #886)
  • Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1889 (#324 → #525)
Rise & fade · boys
126 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2006 at #39 (10,459 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1996–2025
  • Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · boys
1 in 197
  • Highest: 1 in 197 boys born in 2006 were named Isaiah (0.51%)
  • Latest: 1 in 324 boys born in 2025 (0.31%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 36.5% of all boys named Isaiah (92,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s304#267 (1880)#322
1890s264#270 (1890)#366
1900s263#393 (1900)#430
1910s845#440 (1910)#534
1920s1,262#506 (1929)#550
1930s1,039#545 (1937)#576
1940s1,194#554 (1945)#582
1950s1,180#578 (1950)#675
1960s727#779 (1962)#889
1970s1,578#482 (1979)#731
1980s6,709#228 (1989)#322
1990s36,586#51 (1999)#135
2000s92,786#39 (2006)#44
2010s76,320#42 (2012)#47
2020s32,963#51 (2020)#56

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.

Isaiah in 1999

girls
#4,870
22 births · 1 in 80,628 girls
boys
#51
7,500 births · 1 in 256 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #4,870Isaiah22

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #51Isaiah7,500
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 80,628 of them was named Isaiah, which outranked 71.3% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaiah
  1. #4,718Tylee23
  2. #4,718Yuki23
  3. #4,718Zykia23
  4. #4,870Isaiah22
  5. #4,870Adamary22
  6. #4,870Adelaida22
  7. #4,870Adelia22
  8. #5,039Adam21
  9. #5,039Ailene21
  10. #5,039Aili21

Tied with 168 names at #4,870; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 256 of them was named Isaiah, which outranked 99.6% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaiah
  1. #48Connor7,597
  2. #49Timothy7,593
  3. #50Charles7,525
  4. #51Isaiah7,500
  5. #52Jack7,385
  6. #53Gabriel7,369
  7. #54Jared7,276
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →