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
- Peak · boys
- 2013 · 10,134 births
- Debut · boys
- 274 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 45 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 331,508since 1880
Isaac over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #9,457 | 10 | #47 | 5,953 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #41 | 6,529 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #42 | 6,621 |
| 2022 | — | #41 | 6,752 | |
| 2021 | — | #40 | 6,987 | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #39 | 7,155 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #34 | 8,231 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #34 | 8,503 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #32 | 8,894 |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | #31 | 9,782 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #31 | 9,988 |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | #31 | 9,999 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #28 | 10,134 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #30 | 10,065 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #35 | 9,607 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #39 | 9,371 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #40 | 9,569 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #37 | 10,030 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #41 | 10,274 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #48 | 9,685 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | #49 | 9,127 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | #46 | 9,181 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #48 | 8,944 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #48 | 8,312 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #47 | 8,200 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #53 | 7,439 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #64 | 6,407 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #65 | 5,859 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #73 | 5,146 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #86 | 4,566 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #98 | 3,881 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #103 | 3,496 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #110 | 3,214 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #123 | 2,773 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #130 | 2,500 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #132 | 2,429 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #137 | 2,210 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #143 | 1,964 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #151 | 1,828 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #155 | 1,736 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #165 | 1,673 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #160 | 1,692 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #151 | 1,796 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #151 | 1,841 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #150 | 1,836 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #150 | 1,798 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #151 | 1,734 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #167 | 1,451 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #184 | 1,264 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #202 | 1,093 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #213 | 1,014 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #223 | 941 |
| 1973 | — | #235 | 896 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #251 | 806 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #288 | 712 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #332 | 569 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #349 | 514 |
| 1968 | — | #375 | 427 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #377 | 395 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #362 | 430 |
| 1965 | — | #375 | 428 | |
| 1964 | — | #352 | 496 | |
| 1963 | — | #359 | 472 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #363 | 482 |
| 1961 | — | #357 | 494 | |
| 1960 | — | #365 | 467 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #342 | 513 |
| 1958 | — | #332 | 540 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #334 | 521 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #317 | 552 |
| 1955 | — | #314 | 545 | |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #295 | 585 |
| 1953 | — | #301 | 548 | |
| 1952 | — | #294 | 564 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #292 | 554 |
| 1950 | — | #282 | 557 | |
| 1949 | — | #270 | 599 | |
| 1948 | — | #298 | 533 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #280 | 599 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #285 | 514 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #281 | 460 |
| 1944 | — | #269 | 491 | |
| 1943 | — | #279 | 481 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #283 | 450 |
| 1941 | — | #265 | 451 | |
| 1940 | — | #246 | 486 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #248 | 465 |
| 1938 | — | #253 | 460 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #255 | 447 |
| 1936 | — | #261 | 423 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #241 | 476 |
| 1934 | — | #237 | 481 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #237 | 480 |
| 1932 | — | #240 | 492 | |
| 1931 | — | #256 | 443 | |
| 1930 | — | #230 | 548 | |
| 1929 | — | #218 | 585 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #241 | 534 |
| 1927 | — | #203 | 693 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #228 | 586 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #206 | 678 |
| 1924 | — | #199 | 704 | |
| 1923 | — | #197 | 698 | |
| 1922 | — | #190 | 720 | |
| 1921 | — | #208 | 648 | |
| 1920 | — | #190 | 706 | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #178 | 737 |
| 1918 | — | #194 | 658 | |
| 1917 | — | #192 | 622 | |
| 1916 | — | #186 | 629 | |
| 1915 | — | #195 | 568 | |
| 1914 | — | #177 | 496 | |
| 1913 | — | #172 | 398 | |
| 1912 | — | #162 | 359 | |
| 1911 | — | #143 | 233 | |
| 1910 | — | #130 | 252 | |
| 1909 | — | #128 | 209 | |
| 1908 | — | #145 | 162 | |
| 1907 | — | #133 | 178 | |
| 1906 | — | #128 | 163 | |
| 1905 | — | #144 | 147 | |
| 1904 | — | #126 | 167 | |
| 1903 | — | #135 | 138 | |
| 1902 | — | #135 | 143 | |
| 1901 | — | #124 | 133 | |
| 1900 | — | #116 | 198 | |
| 1899 | — | #119 | 139 | |
| 1898 | — | #117 | 156 | |
| 1897 | — | #101 | 175 | |
| 1896 | — | #100 | 191 | |
| 1895 | — | #107 | 172 | |
| 1894 | — | #105 | 170 | |
| 1893 | — | #97 | 182 | |
| 1892 | — | #94 | 203 | |
| 1891 | — | #101 | 160 | |
| 1890 | — | #92 | 187 | |
| 1889 | — | #91 | 188 | |
| 1888 | — | #85 | 221 | |
| 1887 | — | #83 | 194 | |
| 1886 | — | #78 | 224 | |
| 1885 | — | #79 | 204 | |
| 1884 | — | #75 | 243 | |
| 1883 | — | #70 | 227 | |
| 1882 | — | #65 | 278 | |
| 1881 | — | #64 | 258 | |
| 1880 | — | #62 | 274 | |
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 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#73 · 1 in 353
- Mississippi#119 · 1 in 643
- Louisiana#122 · 1 in 600
- North Carolina#124 · 1 in 701
- Alabama#129 · 1 in 755
Best ever in a state: #4 in Idaho, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #73 | 52 | 1 in 353 |
| Mississippi | #119 | 31 | 1 in 643 |
| Louisiana | #122 | 32 | 1 in 600 |
| North Carolina | #124 | 49 | 1 in 701 |
| Alabama | #129 | 36 | 1 in 755 |
| Hawaii | #136 | 5 | 1 in 693 |
| Georgia | #138 | 33 | 1 in 852 |
| Florida | #150 | 15 | 1 in 872 |
| Arkansas | #155 | 18 | 1 in 937 |
| Kentucky | #161 | 24 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Maryland | #163 | 8 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Virginia | #167 | 20 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 18 | 1 in 1,343 |
| New Jersey | #228 | 9 | 1 in 3,267 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 12 | 1 in 1,905 |
| Missouri | #265 | 10 | 1 in 2,788 |
| Pennsylvania | #266 | 20 | 1 in 4,202 |
| New York | #268 | 26 | 1 in 3,764 |
| Texas | #276 | 33 | 1 in 1,758 |
| California | #279 | 15 | 1 in 2,501 |
| Indiana | #299 | 6 | 1 in 4,259 |
| West Virginia | #300 | 6 | 1 in 2,995 |
| Illinois | #303 | 13 | 1 in 4,434 |
| Ohio | #308 | 11 | 1 in 4,779 |
| Michigan | #339 | 8 | 1 in 5,223 |
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| 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.
See more about Isaac
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2013 at #28 (10,134 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1995–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 187 boys born in 2013 were named Isaac (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 287 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
- 28.5% of all boys named Isaac (94,574) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #62 (1880) → #377 (1967) → #28 (2013)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,311 | #62 (1880) | #75 |
| 1890s | 1,735 | #92 (1890) | #103 |
| 1900s | 1,638 | #116 (1900) | #131 |
| 1910s | 4,952 | #130 (1910) | #173 |
| 1920s | 6,552 | #190 (1922) | #208 |
| 1930s | 4,715 | #230 (1930) | #246 |
| 1940s | 5,064 | #246 (1940) | #276 |
| 1950s | 5,479 | #282 (1950) | #310 |
| 1960s | 4,605 | #349 (1969) | #363 |
| 1970s | 10,480 | #151 (1979) | #225 |
| 1980s | 18,374 | #137 (1989) | #151 |
| 1990s | 40,271 | #64 (1999) | #98 |
| 2000s | 90,761 | #37 (2008) | #46 |
| 2010s | 94,574 | #28 (2013) | #33 |
| 2020s | 39,997 | #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 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 230,664 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 715 names at #4,725; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 2,074 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.