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.

Isom

#3,360 most common boys' name of all time · #8,186 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,360
Rank overall
#8,186 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
134 of 146
All-time
1,783
Since 2016
48
Peak year
1920 #1,181
Best rank
#343 1884
Girls Boys peak 37/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Isom 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 — 8 8 #8,918
2024 — 5 5 #12,360
2023 — 5 5 #12,262
2022 — 5 5 #12,343
2021 — 6 6 #10,816
2020 — 6 6 #10,621
2019 — 8 8 #8,899
2017 — 5 5 #12,263
2015 — 7 7 #9,580
2014 — 11 11 #7,054
2013 — 6 6 #10,735
2012 — 10 10 #7,563
2011 — 8 8 #8,774
2010 — 5 5 #12,251
2009 — 11 11 #7,243
2008 — 7 7 #9,890
2007 — 5 5 #12,387
2006 — 6 6 #10,681
2004 — 6 6 #9,965
2002 — 8 8 #7,659
2000 — 6 6 #9,128
1999 — 6 6 #8,719
1998 — 8 8 #6,848
1997 — 8 8 #6,626
1996 — 9 9 #5,996
1995 — 7 7 #7,003
1994 — 8 8 #6,382
1993 — 8 8 #6,239
1991 — 5 5 #8,255
1990 — 6 6 #7,193
1989 — 5 5 #7,928
1988 — 8 8 #5,222
1985 — 6 6 #5,798
1984 — 6 6 #5,579
1983 — 6 6 #5,509
1982 — 8 8 #4,606
1981 — 10 10 #3,868
1980 — 8 8 #4,509
1978 — 7 7 #4,570
1977 — 5 5 #5,870
1976 — 8 8 #4,028
1975 — 5 5 #5,490
1974 — 8 8 #3,848
1973 — 8 8 #3,710
1972 — 7 7 #3,979
1971 — 6 6 #4,391
1970 — 5 5 #4,752
1968 — 5 5 #4,166
1967 — 7 7 #3,244
1966 — 7 7 #3,259
1964 — 10 10 #2,681
1963 — 12 12 #2,426
1961 — 5 5 #4,086
1960 — 11 11 #2,546
1959 — 13 13 #2,304
1958 — 8 8 #3,044
1957 — 19 19 #1,840
1956 — 17 17 #1,949
1955 — 12 12 #2,307
1954 — 13 13 #2,214
1953 — 9 9 #2,725
1952 — 12 12 #2,259
1951 — 20 20 #1,686
1950 — 19 19 #1,702
1949 — 11 11 #2,345
1948 — 17 17 #1,820
1947 — 19 19 #1,738
1946 — 19 19 #1,648
1945 — 19 19 #1,539
1944 — 16 16 #1,744
1943 — 19 19 #1,639
1942 — 22 22 #1,502
1941 — 10 10 #2,350
1940 — 17 17 #1,689
1939 — 7 7 #2,846
1938 — 11 11 #2,194
1937 — 17 17 #1,693
1936 — 17 17 #1,647
1935 — 20 20 #1,545
1934 — 21 21 #1,503
1933 — 14 14 #1,918
1932 — 21 21 #1,552
1931 — 18 18 #1,699
1930 — 19 19 #1,699
1929 — 18 18 #1,796
1928 — 23 23 #1,571
1927 — 33 33 #1,270
1926 — 31 31 #1,300
1925 — 31 31 #1,307
1924 — 24 24 #1,581
1923 — 23 23 #1,594
1922 — 23 23 #1,595
1921 — 34 34 #1,253
1920 — 37 37 #1,181
1919 — 35 35 #1,189
1918 — 25 25 #1,449
1917 — 32 32 #1,204
1916 — 36 36 #1,074
1915 — 28 28 #1,245
1914 — 18 18 #1,442
1913 — 15 15 #1,369
1912 — 18 18 #1,100
1911 — 11 11 #1,054
1910 — 15 15 #793
1909 — 14 14 #766
1908 — 10 10 #891
1907 — 15 15 #675
1906 — 11 11 #762
1905 — 11 11 #751
1904 — 12 12 #697
1903 — 13 13 #629
1902 — 6 6 #1,027
1901 — 12 12 #607
1900 — 11 11 #794
1899 — 7 7 #868
1898 — 19 19 #479
1897 — 11 11 #658
1896 — 11 11 #688
1895 — 11 11 #646
1894 — 10 10 #679
1893 — 10 10 #662
1892 — 13 13 #576
1891 — 12 12 #535
1890 — 13 13 #537
1889 — 10 10 #636
1888 — 13 13 #560
1887 — 15 15 #445
1886 — 21 21 #390
1885 — 17 17 #448
1884 — 27 27 #343
1883 — 18 18 #420
1882 — 24 24 #368
1881 — 20 20 #382
1880 — 18 18 #412