Isaiah
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #57 for boys in 2025, 5,267 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 10,459 births
- Debut · boys
- 40 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 254,020since 1880
Isaiah 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 | #13,208 | 6 | #57 | 5,267 |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #56 | 5,286 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #56 | 5,162 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #58 | 5,430 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #56 | 5,724 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #51 | 6,094 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #53 | 6,214 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #51 | 6,719 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #46 | 7,262 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | #47 | 7,573 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #49 | 7,658 |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | #48 | 7,657 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #44 | 7,903 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #42 | 8,190 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #43 | 8,555 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #43 | 8,589 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #41 | 9,259 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #42 | 9,670 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #43 | 10,124 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #39 | 10,459 |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 22 | #45 | 9,527 |
| 2004 | #2,781 | 58 | #45 | 9,264 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | #49 | 8,900 |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | #45 | 8,965 |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | #43 | 8,589 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #47 | 8,029 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #51 | 7,500 |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 | #59 | 6,487 |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | #60 | 6,003 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #71 | 5,324 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #109 | 3,475 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #169 | 1,870 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #204 | 1,497 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #212 | 1,449 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #208 | 1,492 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #205 | 1,489 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #228 | 1,190 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #244 | 978 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #267 | 820 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #323 | 619 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #319 | 630 |
| 1984 | — | #319 | 605 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #336 | 553 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #345 | 538 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #396 | 421 |
| 1980 | — | #438 | 355 | |
| 1979 | — | #482 | 295 | |
| 1978 | — | #482 | 283 | |
| 1977 | — | #520 | 254 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #577 | 198 |
| 1975 | — | #712 | 135 | |
| 1974 | — | #771 | 109 | |
| 1973 | — | #852 | 86 | |
| 1972 | — | #887 | 82 | |
| 1971 | — | #886 | 84 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,142 | 52 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,027 | 56 | |
| 1968 | — | #898 | 64 | |
| 1967 | — | #981 | 55 | |
| 1966 | — | #860 | 71 | |
| 1965 | — | #881 | 69 | |
| 1964 | — | #945 | 65 | |
| 1963 | — | #947 | 63 | |
| 1962 | — | #779 | 95 | |
| 1961 | — | #785 | 94 | |
| 1960 | — | #782 | 95 | |
| 1959 | — | #761 | 100 | |
| 1958 | — | #777 | 92 | |
| 1957 | — | #700 | 118 | |
| 1956 | — | #745 | 97 | |
| 1955 | — | #669 | 120 | |
| 1954 | — | #633 | 135 | |
| 1953 | — | #678 | 112 | |
| 1952 | — | #608 | 134 | |
| 1951 | — | #601 | 134 | |
| 1950 | — | #578 | 138 | |
| 1949 | — | #555 | 146 | |
| 1948 | — | #563 | 140 | |
| 1947 | — | #586 | 134 | |
| 1946 | — | #573 | 125 | |
| 1945 | — | #554 | 116 | |
| 1944 | — | #639 | 93 | |
| 1943 | — | #597 | 112 | |
| 1942 | — | #629 | 101 | |
| 1941 | — | #564 | 114 | |
| 1940 | — | #555 | 113 | |
| 1939 | — | #647 | 84 | |
| 1938 | — | #559 | 108 | |
| 1937 | — | #545 | 114 | |
| 1936 | — | #562 | 105 | |
| 1935 | — | #585 | 97 | |
| 1934 | — | #611 | 94 | |
| 1933 | — | #557 | 105 | |
| 1932 | — | #565 | 109 | |
| 1931 | — | #576 | 104 | |
| 1930 | — | #553 | 119 | |
| 1929 | — | #506 | 135 | |
| 1928 | — | #558 | 120 | |
| 1927 | — | #569 | 117 | |
| 1926 | — | #543 | 125 | |
| 1925 | — | #546 | 127 | |
| 1924 | — | #538 | 138 | |
| 1923 | — | #560 | 123 | |
| 1922 | — | #509 | 148 | |
| 1921 | — | #611 | 107 | |
| 1920 | — | #559 | 122 | |
| 1919 | — | #503 | 139 | |
| 1918 | — | #519 | 133 | |
| 1917 | — | #566 | 108 | |
| 1916 | — | #545 | 110 | |
| 1915 | — | #595 | 92 | |
| 1914 | — | #609 | 68 | |
| 1913 | — | #539 | 64 | |
| 1912 | — | #510 | 59 | |
| 1911 | — | #514 | 33 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #408 | 36 | |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #448 | 27 | |
| 1906 | — | #465 | 23 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #404 | 25 | |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #393 | 32 | |
| 1899 | — | #331 | 29 | |
| 1898 | — | #409 | 23 | |
| 1897 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #390 | 24 | |
| 1894 | — | #291 | 36 | |
| 1893 | — | #419 | 19 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #270 | 41 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #324 | 31 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1885 | — | #312 | 29 | |
| 1884 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1883 | — | #298 | 30 | |
| 1882 | — | #283 | 37 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #267 | 40 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isaiah was already there! It came in at #267, and was given to 40 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
Where Isaiah is popular in 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#156 · 1 in 698
- Alaska#166 · 1 in 898
- Washington#168 · 1 in 1,317
- Oregon#200 · 1 in 1,736
- District of Columbia#202 · 1 in 1,106
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #156 | 10 | 1 in 698 |
| Alaska | #166 | 5 | 1 in 898 |
| Washington | #168 | 24 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Oregon | #200 | 11 | 1 in 1,736 |
| District of Columbia | #202 | 7 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Nebraska | #205 | 6 | 1 in 2,024 |
| Colorado | #213 | 15 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Kansas | #220 | 10 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Minnesota | #229 | 11 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Arizona | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Iowa | #245 | 7 | 1 in 3,038 |
| Michigan | #254 | 24 | 1 in 2,704 |
| Wisconsin | #254 | 11 | 1 in 3,152 |
| New Mexico | #260 | 8 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Maryland | #265 | 10 | 1 in 2,560 |
| Oklahoma | #272 | 11 | 1 in 2,349 |
| New Jersey | #274 | 18 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Ohio | #290 | 22 | 1 in 3,593 |
| Virginia | #290 | 13 | 1 in 2,712 |
| New York | #294 | 45 | 1 in 2,577 |
| Missouri | #312 | 10 | 1 in 3,675 |
| Indiana | #315 | 10 | 1 in 3,963 |
| Illinois | #317 | 29 | 1 in 2,892 |
| Massachusetts | #323 | 7 | 1 in 5,181 |
| Utah | #330 | 6 | 1 in 3,201 |
| Pennsylvania | #338 | 16 | 1 in 4,879 |
| Georgia | #346 | 12 | 1 in 3,379 |
| California | #351 | 66 | 1 in 3,103 |
| Kentucky | #380 | 5 | 1 in 5,358 |
| Tennessee | #403 | 6 | 1 in 5,435 |
| Alabama | #409 | 6 | 1 in 4,342 |
| Florida | #412 | 16 | 1 in 4,129 |
| North Carolina | #449 | 7 | 1 in 5,497 |
| Louisiana | #530 | 7 | 1 in 5,398 |
| Texas | #569 | 22 | 1 in 6,553 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Isaiah
- 1 spot since 2024 (#56 → #57)
- 6 spots since 2020 (#51 → #57)
- 8 spots since 2015 (#49 → #57)
- Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1971 (#1,142 → #886)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1889 (#324 → #525)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #39 (10,459 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1996–2025
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 197 boys born in 2006 were named Isaiah (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 324 boys born in 2025 (0.31%)
- 36.5% of all boys named Isaiah (92,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 304 | #267 (1880) | #322 |
| 1890s | 264 | #270 (1890) | #366 |
| 1900s | 263 | #393 (1900) | #430 |
| 1910s | 845 | #440 (1910) | #534 |
| 1920s | 1,262 | #506 (1929) | #550 |
| 1930s | 1,039 | #545 (1937) | #576 |
| 1940s | 1,194 | #554 (1945) | #582 |
| 1950s | 1,180 | #578 (1950) | #675 |
| 1960s | 727 | #779 (1962) | #889 |
| 1970s | 1,578 | #482 (1979) | #731 |
| 1980s | 6,709 | #228 (1989) | #322 |
| 1990s | 36,586 | #51 (1999) | #135 |
| 2000s | 92,786 | #39 (2006) | #44 |
| 2010s | 76,320 | #42 (2012) | #47 |
| 2020s | 32,963 | #51 (2020) | #56 |
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.
Isaiah in 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 241,904 of them was named Isaiah, which outranked 33.3% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,469Zarina8
- #7,469Zaynab8
- #7,469Zelma8
- #8,224Isaiah7
- #8,224Abbye7
- #8,224Abigal7
- #8,224Addison7
- #9,237Aarica6
- #9,237Abbagail6
- #9,237Abbygail6
Tied with 1,012 names at #8,224; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,373 of them was named Isaiah, which outranked 95.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).