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

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Peak · boys
2013 · 10,134 births
Debut · boys
274 births
In top 100 · boys
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
331,508
since 1880

Isaac over time

boys

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

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #28, 2013boys
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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#9,45710#475,953
2024#13,4776#416,529
2023#12,1977#426,621
2022—#416,752
2021—#406,987
2020#11,0908#397,155
2019#9,11211#348,231
2018#10,5459#348,503
2017#8,77612#328,894
2016#7,60215#319,782
2015#8,93112#319,988
2014#8,48513#319,999
2013#13,1507#2810,134
2012#9,71111#3010,065
2011#12,1538#359,607
2010#16,9925#399,371
2009#9,37912#409,569
2008#8,10915#3710,030
2007#9,00713#4110,274
2006#8,23714#489,685
2005#5,80021#499,127
2004#3,56641#469,181
2003#6,88516#488,944
2002#8,83711#488,312
2001#6,95615#478,200
2000#6,48716#537,439
1999#5,89617#646,407
1998#7,10413#655,859
1997#8,33410#735,146
1996#8,8129#864,566
1995#7,51411#983,881
1994#6,31914#1033,496
1993#6,62213#1103,214
1992#9,4918#1232,773
1991#7,43011#1302,500
1990#7,88010#1322,429
1989#8,7618#1372,210
1988#5,32115#1431,964
1987#4,47418#1511,828
1986#6,15611#1551,736
1985#6,45710#1651,673
1984#4,31817#1601,692
1983#4,68615#1511,796
1982#3,64722#1511,841
1981#6,8049#1501,836
1980#3,99219#1501,798
1979#4,84214#1511,734
1978#5,21412#1671,451
1977#4,94213#1841,264
1976#5,21511#2021,093
1975#5,16111#2131,014
1974#7,6806#223941
1973—#235896
1972#6,5587#251806
1971#6,0068#288712
1970#7,0706#332569
1969#5,4568#349514
1968—#375427
1967#6,0426#377395
1966#5,2737#362430
1965—#375428
1964—#352496
1963—#359472
1962#6,5785#363482
1961—#357494
1960—#365467
1959#4,6258#342513
1958—#332540
1957#6,0865#334521
1956#5,3256#317552
1955—#314545
1954#4,6557#295585
1953—#301548
1952—#294564
1951#4,8336#292554
1950—#282557
1949—#270599
1948—#298533
1947#5,2955#280599
1946#3,21710#285514
1945#4,5565#281460
1944—#269491
1943—#279481
1942#4,6225#283450
1941—#265451
1940—#246486
1939#4,2505#248465
1938—#253460
1937#4,2555#255447
1936—#261423
1935#4,2045#241476
1934—#237481
1933#3,7536#237480
1932—#240492
1931—#256443
1930—#230548
1929—#218585
1928#4,7255#241534
1927—#203693
1926#4,3066#228586
1925#4,4266#206678
1924—#199704
1923—#197698
1922—#190720
1921—#208648
1920—#190706
1919#3,8177#178737
1918—#194658
1917—#192622
1916—#186629
1915—#195568
1914—#177496
1913—#172398
1912—#162359
1911—#143233
1910—#130252
1909—#128209
1908—#145162
1907—#133178
1906—#128163
1905—#144147
1904—#126167
1903—#135138
1902—#135143
1901—#124133
1900—#116198
1899—#119139
1898—#117156
1897—#101175
1896—#100191
1895—#107172
1894—#105170
1893—#97182
1892—#94203
1891—#101160
1890—#92187
1889—#91188
1888—#85221
1887—#83194
1886—#78224
1885—#79204
1884—#75243
1883—#70227
1882—#65278
1881—#64258
1880—#62274
First appearance
1880

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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #120 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 562 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNHWashington: #135 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 892 boysWAIdaho: #161 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 848 boysIDMontana: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 998 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,240 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,739 boysILWisconsin: #237 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,573 boysWIMichigan: #281 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,812 boysMINew York: #203 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,408 boysNYMassachusetts: #258 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,307 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 873 boysORNevada: #132 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedSDIowa: #202 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,963 boysIAIndiana: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,563 boysINOhio: #243 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,393 boysOHPennsylvania: #221 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,314 boysPANew Jersey: #246 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,064 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #159 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 850 boysCAUtah: #129 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 803 boysUTColorado: #100 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 549 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,698 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,857 boysKYWest Virginia: #209 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,861 boysWVVirginia: #251 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,056 boysVAMaryland: #205 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedDEArizona: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 699 boysAZNew Mexico: #91 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 382 boysNMKansas: #195 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,471 boysKSArkansas: #192 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysARTennessee: #281 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,509 boysTNNorth Carolina: #254 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,923 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,042 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,095 boysDCOklahoma: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,665 boysOKLouisiana: #219 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,160 boysLAMississippi: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,304 boysMSAlabama: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,832 boysALGeorgia: #273 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,917 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 465 boysHITexas: #210 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,050 boysTXFlorida: #208 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,262 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#91 · 1 in 382
  2. Colorado#100 · 1 in 549
  3. Hawaii#105 · 1 in 465
  4. Alaska#120 · 1 in 562
  5. Utah#129 · 1 in 803

Best ever in a state: #4 in Idaho, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#91231 in 382
Colorado#100341 in 549
Hawaii#105131 in 465
Alaska#12051 in 562
Utah#129181 in 803
Nevada#13251 in 673
Washington#135261 in 892
Oregon#142181 in 873
Arizona#145251 in 699
California#1591791 in 850
Idaho#16181 in 848
Montana#16651 in 998
South Carolina#188191 in 1,042
Arkansas#192121 in 1,241
District of Columbia#19571 in 1,095
Kansas#195101 in 1,471
Minnesota#199121 in 2,240
Iowa#202101 in 1,963
New York#203801 in 1,408
Maryland#205131 in 1,593
Florida#208381 in 1,262
West Virginia#20971 in 1,861
Texas#2101021 in 1,050
Louisiana#219261 in 1,160
Pennsylvania#221311 in 2,314
Mississippi#223141 in 1,304
Kentucky#227141 in 1,857
Illinois#234451 in 1,739
Wisconsin#237121 in 2,573
Ohio#243321 in 2,393
New Jersey#246201 in 2,064
Virginia#251151 in 2,056
North Carolina#254191 in 1,923
Massachusetts#258101 in 3,307
Georgia#273191 in 1,917
Michigan#281221 in 2,812
Tennessee#281121 in 2,509
Oklahoma#30971 in 2,665
Indiana#310111 in 3,563
Alabama#32891 in 2,832
Missouri#38171 in 4,698
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Maine———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
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.

See more about Isaac
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
133 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2013 at #28 (10,134 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1995–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 187
  • Highest: 1 in 187 boys born in 2013 were named Isaac (0.54%)
  • Latest: 1 in 287 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 28.5% of all boys named Isaac (94,574) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #62 (1880) → #377 (1967) → #28 (2013)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,311#62 (1880)#75
1890s1,735#92 (1890)#103
1900s1,638#116 (1900)#131
1910s4,952#130 (1910)#173
1920s6,552#190 (1922)#208
1930s4,715#230 (1930)#246
1940s5,064#246 (1940)#276
1950s5,479#282 (1950)#310
1960s4,605#349 (1969)#363
1970s10,480#151 (1979)#225
1980s18,374#137 (1989)#151
1990s40,271#64 (1999)#98
2000s90,761#37 (2008)#46
2010s94,574#28 (2013)#33
2020s39,997#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 1975

girls
#5,161
11 births · 1 in 132,533 girls
boys
#213
1,014 births · 1 in 1,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #5,161Isaac11

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #213Isaac1,014
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 132,533 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 51.4% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #4,854Yana12
  2. #4,854Yvett12
  3. #4,854Zendra12
  4. #5,161Isaac11
  5. #5,161Adel11
  6. #5,161Adonna11
  7. #5,161Adriann11
  8. #5,516Abbigail10
  9. #5,516Abeer10
  10. #5,516Adenike10

Tied with 354 names at #5,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 1,540 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 96.6% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #210Alejandro1,025
  2. #210Dean1,025
  3. #212Earl1,024
  4. #213Isaac1,014
  5. #214Kirk1,001
  6. #215Rafael986
  7. #216Pedro983
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →