Issac
- Last seen for girls in 1983 at #9,015
- #915 for boys in 2025, 258 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2008 · 820 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,554since 1880
Issac over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Issac has never cracked the top 300 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 | — | #915 | 258 | |
| 2024 | — | #846 | 287 | |
| 2023 | — | #788 | 320 | |
| 2022 | — | #686 | 393 | |
| 2021 | — | #652 | 419 | |
| 2020 | — | #625 | 429 | |
| 2019 | — | #620 | 441 | |
| 2018 | — | #567 | 487 | |
| 2017 | — | #603 | 439 | |
| 2016 | — | #608 | 443 | |
| 2015 | — | #562 | 509 | |
| 2014 | — | #547 | 503 | |
| 2013 | — | #468 | 593 | |
| 2012 | — | #443 | 622 | |
| 2011 | — | #425 | 640 | |
| 2010 | — | #437 | 628 | |
| 2009 | — | #423 | 684 | |
| 2008 | — | #376 | 820 | |
| 2007 | — | #383 | 793 | |
| 2006 | — | #408 | 723 | |
| 2005 | — | #405 | 698 | |
| 2004 | — | #396 | 666 | |
| 2003 | — | #399 | 653 | |
| 2002 | — | #412 | 615 | |
| 2001 | — | #403 | 618 | |
| 2000 | — | #457 | 520 | |
| 1999 | — | #454 | 506 | |
| 1998 | — | #475 | 463 | |
| 1997 | — | #499 | 416 | |
| 1996 | — | #521 | 384 | |
| 1995 | — | #572 | 319 | |
| 1994 | — | #587 | 309 | |
| 1993 | — | #609 | 290 | |
| 1992 | — | #647 | 254 | |
| 1991 | — | #609 | 279 | |
| 1990 | — | #606 | 275 | |
| 1989 | — | #695 | 202 | |
| 1988 | — | #713 | 172 | |
| 1987 | — | #726 | 158 | |
| 1986 | — | #684 | 174 | |
| 1985 | — | #656 | 179 | |
| 1984 | — | #692 | 158 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #592 | 207 |
| 1982 | — | #611 | 198 | |
| 1981 | — | #609 | 197 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #605 | 207 |
| 1979 | — | #614 | 193 | |
| 1978 | — | #681 | 151 | |
| 1977 | — | #773 | 121 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #683 | 146 |
| 1975 | — | #736 | 127 | |
| 1974 | — | #690 | 141 | |
| 1973 | — | #719 | 125 | |
| 1972 | — | #662 | 147 | |
| 1971 | — | #803 | 100 | |
| 1970 | — | #891 | 82 | |
| 1969 | — | #959 | 64 | |
| 1968 | — | #968 | 57 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,043 | 49 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,043 | 49 | |
| 1965 | — | #897 | 67 | |
| 1964 | — | #958 | 63 | |
| 1963 | — | #911 | 67 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,007 | 58 | |
| 1961 | — | #890 | 74 | |
| 1960 | — | #981 | 60 | |
| 1959 | — | #950 | 65 | |
| 1958 | — | #807 | 86 | |
| 1957 | — | #919 | 68 | |
| 1956 | — | #880 | 72 | |
| 1955 | — | #829 | 78 | |
| 1954 | — | #833 | 75 | |
| 1953 | — | #754 | 89 | |
| 1952 | — | #878 | 64 | |
| 1951 | — | #874 | 64 | |
| 1950 | — | #814 | 70 | |
| 1949 | — | #834 | 67 | |
| 1948 | — | #774 | 77 | |
| 1947 | — | #854 | 66 | |
| 1946 | — | #944 | 50 | |
| 1945 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1944 | — | #814 | 59 | |
| 1943 | — | #908 | 54 | |
| 1942 | — | #958 | 48 | |
| 1941 | — | #876 | 52 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,251 | 29 | |
| 1939 | — | #857 | 51 | |
| 1938 | — | #834 | 55 | |
| 1937 | — | #858 | 51 | |
| 1936 | — | #882 | 48 | |
| 1935 | — | #894 | 50 | |
| 1934 | — | #917 | 47 | |
| 1933 | — | #875 | 50 | |
| 1932 | — | #793 | 64 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,065 | 40 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | — | #836 | 61 | |
| 1928 | — | #854 | 60 | |
| 1927 | — | #884 | 59 | |
| 1926 | — | #992 | 48 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,144 | 38 | |
| 1924 | — | #907 | 59 | |
| 1923 | — | #976 | 50 | |
| 1922 | — | #928 | 56 | |
| 1921 | — | #920 | 58 | |
| 1920 | — | #826 | 66 | |
| 1919 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1918 | — | #824 | 63 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,264 | 29 | |
| 1916 | — | #892 | 49 | |
| 1915 | — | #962 | 42 | |
| 1914 | — | #933 | 35 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #755 | 33 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #654 | 20 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #492 | 19 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Issac was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Issac is popular in 2025
- 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
- Arkansas#353 · 1 in 1,398
- Texas#638 · 1 in 3,724
- Arizona#720 · 1 in 4,090
- Washington#737 · 1 in 4,100
- Pennsylvania#742 · 1 in 4,751
Best ever in a state: #152 in New Mexico, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #353 | 9 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Texas | #638 | 47 | 1 in 3,724 |
| Arizona | #720 | 8 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Washington | #737 | 8 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Pennsylvania | #742 | 11 | 1 in 4,751 |
| Georgia | #756 | 12 | 1 in 4,185 |
| Alabama | #765 | 5 | 1 in 4,304 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| New York | #770 | 18 | 1 in 4,690 |
| North Carolina | #775 | 11 | 1 in 4,679 |
| California | #776 | 33 | 1 in 5,317 |
| Massachusetts | #789 | 5 | 1 in 5,404 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Florida | #809 | 18 | 1 in 5,307 |
| Colorado | #849 | 5 | 1 in 5,370 |
| Illinois | #870 | 9 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Tennessee | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 7,354 |
| Michigan | #1,113 | 5 | 1 in 8,039 |
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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 Issac
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 290 spots since 2020 (#625 → #915)
- Biggest jump: 623 spots in 1910
- Biggest drop: 556 spots in 1913
Rise & fade · boys
128 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2008 at #376 (820 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 135 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1968–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,488
- Highest: 1 in 2,488 boys born in 2008 were named Issac (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,620 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 27.7% of all boys named Issac (6,790) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 137 | #416 (1881) | #512 |
| 1890s | 99 | #509 (1893) | #699 |
| 1900s | 109 | #492 (1904) | #824 |
| 1910s | 371 | #605 (1911) | #906 |
| 1920s | 555 | #826 (1920) | #927 |
| 1930s | 501 | #793 (1932) | #900 |
| 1940s | 562 | #774 (1948) | #901 |
| 1950s | 731 | #754 (1953) | #854 |
| 1960s | 608 | #890 (1961) | #966 |
| 1970s | 1,333 | #614 (1979) | #725 |
| 1980s | 1,852 | #592 (1983) | #658 |
| 1990s | 3,495 | #454 (1999) | #558 |
| 2000s | 6,790 | #376 (2008) | #406 |
| 2010s | 5,305 | #425 (2011) | #528 |
| 2020s | 2,106 | #625 (2020) | #752 |
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.
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