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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #86 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 428 boysAKMaine: #83 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 478 boysMEVermont: #87 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 470 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNHWashington: #91 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 492 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 441 boysIDMontana: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 577 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #107 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 762 boysMNIllinois: #180 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,202 boysILWisconsin: #148 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,353 boysWIMichigan: #173 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,360 boysMINew York: #136 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 926 boysNYMassachusetts: #207 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,426 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedRIOregon: #78 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 400 boysORNevada: #139 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 826 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #126 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 758 boysSDIowa: #134 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 929 boysIAIndiana: #129 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 881 boysINOhio: #193 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,728 boysOHPennsylvania: #169 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,503 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,371 boysNJConnecticut: #250 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,660 boysCTCalifornia: #147 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 747 boysCAUtah: #104 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 536 boysUTColorado: #102 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 558 boysCONebraska: #147 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,092 boysNEMissouri: #184 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,558 boysMOKentucky: #158 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,347 boysKYWest Virginia: #122 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 886 boysWVVirginia: #159 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,128 boysVAMaryland: #199 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,442 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Isaac, so not publishedDEArizona: #113 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 594 boysAZNew Mexico: #62 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 265 boysNMKansas: #161 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,109 boysKSArkansas: #204 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,378 boysARTennessee: #205 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,516 boysTNNorth Carolina: #164 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,055 boysNCSouth Carolina: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,383 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 755 boysDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,318 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,019 boysLAMississippi: #231 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,511 boysMSAlabama: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,421 boysALGeorgia: #192 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,265 boysGAHawaii: #77 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 347 boysHITexas: #128 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 646 boysTXFlorida: #201 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,239 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#62 · 1 in 265
  2. Hawaii#77 · 1 in 347
  3. Oregon#78 · 1 in 400
  4. Maine#83 · 1 in 478
  5. Alaska#86 · 1 in 428

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#62441 in 265
Hawaii#77211 in 347
Oregon#78461 in 400
Maine#83151 in 478
Alaska#86111 in 428
Idaho#87181 in 441
Vermont#8771 in 470
Washington#91641 in 492
Colorado#102451 in 558
Utah#104341 in 536
Minnesota#107411 in 762
Arizona#113401 in 594
Montana#116101 in 577
West Virginia#122141 in 886
South Dakota#12671 in 758
Texas#1282201 in 646
Indiana#129431 in 881
Iowa#134221 in 929
New York#1361261 in 926
Nevada#13971 in 826
California#1472771 in 747
Nebraska#147111 in 1,092
Wisconsin#148251 in 1,353
District of Columbia#149101 in 755
Kentucky#158191 in 1,347
Virginia#159311 in 1,128
Kansas#161161 in 1,109
North Carolina#164361 in 1,055
Pennsylvania#169511 in 1,503
Michigan#173461 in 1,360
New Jersey#175321 in 1,371
Illinois#180681 in 1,202
Missouri#184231 in 1,558
Oklahoma#185191 in 1,318
Georgia#192321 in 1,265
Ohio#193441 in 1,728
Louisiana#194361 in 1,019
Maryland#199181 in 1,442
Florida#201551 in 1,239
Alabama#204181 in 1,421
Arkansas#204111 in 1,378
Tennessee#205211 in 1,516
Massachusetts#207151 in 2,426
South Carolina#221151 in 1,383
Mississippi#231121 in 1,511
Connecticut#25071 in 2,660
Delaware
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
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 1983

girls
#4,686
15 births · 1 in 111,374 girls
boys
#151
1,796 births · 1 in 998 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #4,686Isaac15

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #151Isaac1,796
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 111,374 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 61.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #4,476Yashira16
  2. #4,476Yecenia16
  3. #4,476Yocheved16
  4. #4,686Isaac15
  5. #4,686Adrean15
  6. #4,686Aiyana15
  7. #4,686Akita15
  8. #4,884Aaryn14
  9. #4,884Adelita14
  10. #4,884Agnieszka14

Tied with 197 names at #4,686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 6,772Ciji#7,469#697
  2. 6,751Kirby#7,469#718
  3. 2,656Dwan#3,530#874
  4. 1,888Mallory#2,220#332
  5. 987Marquita#1,099#112
Fallers
  1. 656Syreeta#717#1,373
  2. 572Jenilee#817#1,389
  3. 538Tenika#947#1,485
  4. 396Toccara#541#937
  5. 333Venus#950#1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 998 of them was named Isaac, which outranked 97.9% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isaac
  1. #147Jon1,824
  2. #149Chase1,823
  3. #150Albert1,822
  4. #151Isaac1,796
  5. #152Roberto1,774
  6. #153Jamie1,773
  7. #154Walter1,767
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 2,260Remington#3,108#848
  2. 2,159Trumaine#3,108#949
  3. 1,157Akeem#1,774#617
  4. 738Jacoby#1,654#916
  5. 655Deven#1,622#967
Fallers
  1. 284Marcello#969#1,253
  2. 275Schuyler#845#1,120
  3. 273Jessy#917#1,190
  4. 258Kennith#981#1,239
  5. 220Jarrad#933#1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983