Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Isaiah

#153 most common boys' name of all time · #319 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#153
Rank overall
#319 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
254,710
Since 2016
60,836
Peak year
2006 #39
Best rank
#39 2006
Girls Boys peak 10,483/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Isaiah is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 5,267 5,273 #57
2024 13 5,286 5,299 #56
2023 13 5,162 5,175 #56
2022 6 5,430 5,436 #58
2021 10 5,724 5,734 #56
2020 6 6,094 6,100 #51
2019 9 6,214 6,223 #53
2018 17 6,719 6,736 #51
2017 8 7,262 7,270 #46
2016 17 7,573 7,590 #47
2015 18 7,658 7,676 #49
2014 12 7,657 7,669 #48
2013 13 7,903 7,916 #44
2012 12 8,190 8,202 #42
2011 21 8,555 8,576 #43
2010 11 8,589 8,600 #43
2009 20 9,259 9,279 #41
2008 30 9,670 9,700 #42
2007 20 10,124 10,144 #43
2006 24 10,459 10,483 #39
2005 22 9,527 9,549 #45
2004 58 9,264 9,322 #45
2003 25 8,900 8,925 #49
2002 24 8,965 8,989 #45
2001 20 8,589 8,609 #43
2000 24 8,029 8,053 #47
1999 22 7,500 7,522 #51
1998 31 6,487 6,518 #59
1997 31 6,003 6,034 #60
1996 26 5,324 5,350 #71
1995 12 3,475 3,487 #109
1994 6 1,870 1,876 #169
1993 12 1,497 1,509 #204
1992 10 1,449 1,459 #212
1991 11 1,492 1,503 #208
1990 9 1,489 1,498 #205
1989 7 1,190 1,197 #228
1988 6 978 984 #244
1987 9 820 829 #267
1986 7 619 626 #323
1985 8 630 638 #319
1984 — 605 605 #319
1983 6 553 559 #336
1982 7 538 545 #347
1981 6 421 427 #396
1980 — 355 355 #438
1979 — 295 295 #482
1978 — 283 283 #482
1977 — 254 254 #520
1976 5 198 203 #579
1975 — 135 135 #712
1974 — 109 109 #772
1973 — 86 86 #855
1972 — 82 82 #887
1971 — 84 84 #887
1970 — 52 52 #1,143
1969 — 56 56 #1,028
1968 — 64 64 #898
1967 — 55 55 #982
1966 — 71 71 #860
1965 — 69 69 #881
1964 — 65 65 #945
1963 — 63 63 #949
1962 — 95 95 #780
1961 — 94 94 #785
1960 — 95 95 #782
1959 — 100 100 #761
1958 — 92 92 #778
1957 — 118 118 #700
1956 — 97 97 #746
1955 — 120 120 #669
1954 — 135 135 #634
1953 — 112 112 #678
1952 — 134 134 #610
1951 — 134 134 #601
1950 — 138 138 #578
1949 — 146 146 #555
1948 — 140 140 #563
1947 — 134 134 #586
1946 — 125 125 #573
1945 — 116 116 #556
1944 — 93 93 #640
1943 — 112 112 #597
1942 — 101 101 #631
1941 — 114 114 #564
1940 — 113 113 #556
1939 — 84 84 #648
1938 — 108 108 #559
1937 — 114 114 #545
1936 — 105 105 #562
1935 — 97 97 #585
1934 — 94 94 #612
1933 — 105 105 #558
1932 — 109 109 #565
1931 — 104 104 #576
1930 — 119 119 #553
1929 — 135 135 #506
1928 — 120 120 #558
1927 — 117 117 #570
1926 — 125 125 #543
1925 — 127 127 #546
1924 — 138 138 #539
1923 — 123 123 #560
1922 — 148 148 #509
1921 — 107 107 #612
1920 — 122 122 #560
1919 — 139 139 #504
1918 — 133 133 #519
1917 — 108 108 #567
1916 — 110 110 #545
1915 — 92 92 #595
1914 — 68 68 #610
1913 — 64 64 #540
1912 — 59 59 #511
1911 — 33 33 #515
1910 — 39 39 #440
1909 — 36 36 #409
1908 — 33 33 #415
1907 — 27 27 #450
1906 — 23 23 #467
1905 — 22 22 #480
1904 — 25 25 #418
1903 — 23 23 #414
1902 — 25 25 #405
1901 — 17 17 #471
1900 — 32 32 #396
1899 — 29 29 #333
1898 — 23 23 #410
1897 — 24 24 #387
1896 — 22 22 #418
1895 — 24 24 #391
1894 — 36 36 #292
1893 — 19 19 #421
1892 — 24 24 #384
1891 — 22 22 #365
1890 — 41 41 #270
1889 — 13 13 #530
1888 — 31 31 #325
1887 — 34 34 #279
1886 — 35 35 #288
1885 — 29 29 #313
1884 — 23 23 #369
1883 — 30 30 #298
1882 — 37 37 #284
1881 — 32 32 #281
1880 — 40 40 #268