Isiah
Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784 · #1,477 for boys in 2025, 120 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1894 · 43 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,710since 1880
Isiah over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Isiah has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,477 | 120 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,308 | 149 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,397 | 132 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,330 | 141 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,339 | 138 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,353 | 131 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,214 | 157 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,139 | 169 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,126 | 170 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,020 | 197 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,089 | 179 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,057 | 187 | |
| 2013 | — | #816 | 266 | |
| 2012 | — | #776 | 293 | |
| 2011 | — | #639 | 366 | |
| 2010 | — | #589 | 424 | |
| 2009 | — | #535 | 497 | |
| 2008 | — | #443 | 635 | |
| 2007 | — | #446 | 627 | |
| 2006 | — | #405 | 730 | |
| 2005 | — | #387 | 742 | |
| 2004 | — | #383 | 712 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #364 | 734 |
| 2002 | — | #357 | 746 | |
| 2001 | — | #336 | 822 | |
| 2000 | — | #343 | 797 | |
| 1999 | — | #341 | 781 | |
| 1998 | — | #348 | 768 | |
| 1997 | — | #345 | 741 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #365 | 658 |
| 1995 | — | #463 | 488 | |
| 1994 | — | #539 | 360 | |
| 1993 | — | #570 | 323 | |
| 1992 | — | #512 | 392 | |
| 1991 | — | #467 | 449 | |
| 1990 | — | #433 | 511 | |
| 1989 | — | #465 | 409 | |
| 1988 | — | #526 | 302 | |
| 1987 | — | #640 | 205 | |
| 1986 | — | #877 | 107 | |
| 1985 | — | #777 | 130 | |
| 1984 | — | #796 | 120 | |
| 1983 | — | #858 | 104 | |
| 1982 | — | #831 | 114 | |
| 1981 | — | #900 | 98 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,133 | 64 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,177 | 59 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,121 | 61 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,158 | 57 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,123 | 57 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,094 | 59 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,151 | 51 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,123 | 53 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,129 | 52 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,199 | 47 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,238 | 45 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,027 | 56 | |
| 1968 | — | #898 | 64 | |
| 1967 | — | #818 | 77 | |
| 1966 | — | #870 | 70 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,020 | 52 | |
| 1964 | — | #792 | 90 | |
| 1963 | — | #929 | 65 | |
| 1962 | — | #896 | 72 | |
| 1961 | — | #870 | 77 | |
| 1960 | — | #944 | 64 | |
| 1959 | — | #756 | 101 | |
| 1958 | — | #728 | 105 | |
| 1957 | — | #750 | 100 | |
| 1956 | — | #796 | 87 | |
| 1955 | — | #700 | 109 | |
| 1954 | — | #722 | 100 | |
| 1953 | — | #717 | 99 | |
| 1952 | — | #660 | 109 | |
| 1951 | — | #693 | 102 | |
| 1950 | — | #695 | 97 | |
| 1949 | — | #640 | 114 | |
| 1948 | — | #608 | 125 | |
| 1947 | — | #647 | 113 | |
| 1946 | — | #592 | 117 | |
| 1945 | — | #657 | 84 | |
| 1944 | — | #559 | 118 | |
| 1943 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1942 | — | #642 | 98 | |
| 1941 | — | #597 | 99 | |
| 1940 | — | #667 | 83 | |
| 1939 | — | #565 | 102 | |
| 1938 | — | #609 | 95 | |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | — | #577 | 100 | |
| 1935 | — | #627 | 88 | |
| 1934 | — | #682 | 79 | |
| 1933 | — | #591 | 96 | |
| 1932 | — | #570 | 108 | |
| 1931 | — | #565 | 108 | |
| 1930 | — | #599 | 103 | |
| 1929 | — | #524 | 123 | |
| 1928 | — | #554 | 121 | |
| 1927 | — | #591 | 110 | |
| 1926 | — | #533 | 130 | |
| 1925 | — | #539 | 129 | |
| 1924 | — | #538 | 138 | |
| 1923 | — | #513 | 140 | |
| 1922 | — | #534 | 138 | |
| 1921 | — | #583 | 118 | |
| 1920 | — | #551 | 123 | |
| 1919 | — | #494 | 145 | |
| 1918 | — | #532 | 130 | |
| 1917 | — | #599 | 98 | |
| 1916 | — | #650 | 81 | |
| 1915 | — | #580 | 96 | |
| 1914 | — | #483 | 101 | |
| 1913 | — | #586 | 56 | |
| 1912 | — | #439 | 79 | |
| 1911 | — | #395 | 52 | |
| 1910 | — | #329 | 56 | |
| 1909 | — | #334 | 48 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #351 | 39 | |
| 1906 | — | #400 | 29 | |
| 1905 | — | #346 | 35 | |
| 1904 | — | #390 | 28 | |
| 1903 | — | #346 | 31 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | — | #319 | 44 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #360 | 29 | |
| 1897 | — | #360 | 27 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #305 | 35 | |
| 1894 | — | #268 | 43 | |
| 1893 | — | #312 | 31 | |
| 1892 | — | #303 | 37 | |
| 1891 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #302 | 35 | |
| 1887 | — | #294 | 32 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #324 | 28 | |
| 1881 | — | #332 | 24 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isiah was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Isiah is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#141 · 1 in 568
- Delaware#154 · 1 in 776
- Maine#181 · 1 in 1,137
- West Virginia#195 · 1 in 1,273
- Connecticut#199 · 1 in 1,432
Best ever in a state: #84 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #141 | 19 | 1 in 568 |
| Delaware | #154 | 5 | 1 in 776 |
| Maine | #181 | 5 | 1 in 1,137 |
| West Virginia | #195 | 7 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Connecticut | #199 | 13 | 1 in 1,432 |
| New Jersey | #214 | 32 | 1 in 1,520 |
| New York | #222 | 79 | 1 in 1,460 |
| Kentucky | #250 | 13 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Maryland | #251 | 18 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Iowa | #254 | 10 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Colorado | #267 | 18 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Michigan | #270 | 31 | 1 in 1,926 |
| South Carolina | #281 | 13 | 1 in 1,579 |
| Pennsylvania | #291 | 28 | 1 in 2,383 |
| Kansas | #299 | 9 | 1 in 1,752 |
| Washington | #299 | 21 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Arizona | #303 | 19 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Indiana | #306 | 17 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Massachusetts | #306 | 13 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Virginia | #307 | 19 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Missouri | #317 | 14 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Illinois | #328 | 36 | 1 in 2,231 |
| Ohio | #341 | 23 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Minnesota | #342 | 10 | 1 in 2,850 |
| Arkansas | #365 | 6 | 1 in 2,408 |
| Texas | #365 | 68 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Louisiana | #371 | 13 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Nevada | #371 | 5 | 1 in 2,261 |
| North Carolina | #375 | 18 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Florida | #376 | 34 | 1 in 2,550 |
| Wisconsin | #382 | 9 | 1 in 3,220 |
| Alabama | #401 | 9 | 1 in 2,802 |
| Tennessee | #401 | 11 | 1 in 3,276 |
| Oregon | #402 | 7 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Oklahoma | #423 | 7 | 1 in 2,951 |
| Mississippi | #429 | 6 | 1 in 2,557 |
| California | #446 | 59 | 1 in 4,124 |
| Georgia | #508 | 14 | 1 in 3,685 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 169 spots since 2024 (#1,308 → #1,477)
- 124 spots since 2020 (#1,353 → #1,477)
- 388 spots since 2015 (#1,089 → #1,477)
- Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1987 (#877 → #640)
- Biggest drop: 241 spots in 2014 (#816 → #1,057)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #268 (43 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,364
- Highest: 1 in 2,364 boys born in 2001 were named Isiah (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,234 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #268 in 1894, was only 1 in 2,692 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 28.5% of all boys named Isiah (7,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 251 | #294 (1887) | #350 |
| 1890s | 313 | #268 (1894) | #328 |
| 1900s | 340 | #319 (1900) | #366 |
| 1910s | 894 | #329 (1910) | #509 |
| 1920s | 1,270 | #513 (1923) | #546 |
| 1930s | 964 | #565 (1931) | #602 |
| 1940s | 1,056 | #559 (1944) | #622 |
| 1950s | 1,009 | #660 (1952) | #722 |
| 1960s | 687 | #792 (1964) | #906 |
| 1970s | 541 | #1,094 (1975) | #1,151 |
| 1980s | 1,653 | #465 (1989) | #780 |
| 1990s | 5,471 | #341 (1999) | #438 |
| 2000s | 7,042 | #336 (2001) | #400 |
| 2010s | 2,408 | #589 (2010) | #947 |
| 2020s | 811 | #1,308 (2024) | #1,367 |
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.
Isiah in 1998
boys
#348
768 births · 1 in 2,489 boys
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 2,489 of them was named Isiah, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Isiah
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.