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

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Peak · boys
2008 · 820 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
24,554
since 1880

Issac over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Issac has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #376, 2008boys
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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—#915258
2024—#846287
2023—#788320
2022—#686393
2021—#652419
2020—#625429
2019—#620441
2018—#567487
2017—#603439
2016—#608443
2015—#562509
2014—#547503
2013—#468593
2012—#443622
2011—#425640
2010—#437628
2009—#423684
2008—#376820
2007—#383793
2006—#408723
2005—#405698
2004—#396666
2003—#399653
2002—#412615
2001—#403618
2000—#457520
1999—#454506
1998—#475463
1997—#499416
1996—#521384
1995—#572319
1994—#587309
1993—#609290
1992—#647254
1991—#609279
1990—#606275
1989—#695202
1988—#713172
1987—#726158
1986—#684174
1985—#656179
1984—#692158
1983#9,0156#592207
1982—#611198
1981—#609197
1980#10,3925#605207
1979—#614193
1978—#681151
1977—#773121
1976#8,1566#683146
1975—#736127
1974—#690141
1973—#719125
1972—#662147
1971—#803100
1970—#89182
1969—#95964
1968—#96857
1967—#1,04349
1966—#1,04349
1965—#89767
1964—#95863
1963—#91167
1962—#1,00758
1961—#89074
1960—#98160
1959—#95065
1958—#80786
1957—#91968
1956—#88072
1955—#82978
1954—#83375
1953—#75489
1952—#87864
1951—#87464
1950—#81470
1949—#83467
1948—#77477
1947—#85466
1946—#94450
1945—#79860
1944—#81459
1943—#90854
1942—#95848
1941—#87652
1940—#1,25129
1939—#85751
1938—#83455
1937—#85851
1936—#88248
1935—#89450
1934—#91747
1933—#87550
1932—#79364
1931—#1,06540
1930—#1,02145
1929—#83661
1928—#85460
1927—#88459
1926—#99248
1925—#1,14438
1924—#90759
1923—#97650
1922—#92856
1921—#92058
1920—#82666
1919—#85959
1918—#82463
1917—#1,26429
1916—#89249
1915—#96242
1914—#93335
1913—#1,31116
1912—#75533
1911—#60525
1910—#65420
1909—#1,2776
1908—#1,1137
1907—#9998
1906—#64014
1905—#9198
1904—#49219
1903—#61913
1902—#53616
1901—#8587
1900—#78511
1899—#7868
1898—#8857
1897—#9426
1896—#72210
1895—#64011
1894—#63111
1893—#50914
1892—#57213
1891—#7008
1890—#60311
1889—#7228
1888—#52814
1887—#54411
1886—#49114
1885—#43917
1884—#46816
1883—#49713
1882—#57611
1881—#41617
1880—#44216
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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedNHWashington: #432 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,032 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMNIllinois: #561 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,748 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMINew York: #672 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,254 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedINOhio: #589 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,553 boysOHPennsylvania: #659 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,125 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #530 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 5,923 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedUTColorado: #399 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,525 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedNEMissouri: #565 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,258 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedWVVirginia: #504 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,258 boysVAMaryland: #464 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,553 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #290 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,657 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #669 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,737 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #410 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,773 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedALGeorgia: #672 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,967 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedHITexas: #413 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 3,406 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Issac, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#290 · 1 in 1,657
  2. Colorado#399 · 1 in 3,525
  3. Louisiana#410 · 1 in 2,773
  4. Texas#413 · 1 in 3,406
  5. Washington#432 · 1 in 4,032

Best ever in a state: #152 in New Mexico, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#29071 in 1,657
Colorado#39971 in 3,525
Louisiana#410111 in 2,773
Texas#413451 in 3,406
Washington#43291 in 4,032
Maryland#46471 in 4,553
Virginia#50481 in 5,258
California#530481 in 5,923
Illinois#561151 in 5,748
Missouri#56551 in 7,258
Ohio#58991 in 8,553
Pennsylvania#65971 in 11,125
North Carolina#66961 in 7,737
Georgia#67271 in 6,967
New York#672161 in 8,254
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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
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#846 → #915)
  • 290 spots since 2020 (#625 → #915)
  • 353 spots since 2015 (#562 → #915)
  • Biggest jump: 623 spots in 1910 (#1,277 → #654)
  • Biggest drop: 556 spots in 1913 (#755 → #1,311)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s137#416 (1881)#512
1890s99#509 (1893)#699
1900s109#492 (1904)#824
1910s371#605 (1911)#906
1920s555#826 (1920)#927
1930s501#793 (1932)#900
1940s562#774 (1948)#901
1950s731#754 (1953)#854
1960s608#890 (1961)#966
1970s1,333#614 (1979)#725
1980s1,852#592 (1983)#658
1990s3,495#454 (1999)#558
2000s6,790#376 (2008)#406
2010s5,305#425 (2011)#528
2020s2,106#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.

Issac in 1992

boys
#647
254 births · 1 in 7,864 boys

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #647Issac254
More about 1992

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 7,864 of them was named Issac, which outranked 93.4% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Issac
  1. #643Solomon257
  2. #645Irving255
  3. #645Loren255
  4. #647Issac254
  5. #647Braxton254
  6. #647Coleman254
  7. #650Amir253
  8. #651Blair252
  9. #651Gene252

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →