Isaac Name Popularity

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How popular is Isaac?

Ranking 34th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Isaac is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #28 was reached in 2013.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 10,259 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Isaac was 133 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1905-1916, 1968-1979, and 1985-2001 the name Isaac took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Isaac be?

For a number of years, the name Isaac has been moving upward in popularity. however, the number of children named Isaac lately has dropped.

The name Isaac is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Isaac (Girl)		Isaac (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,828	8,417	34
2017		12	8,967	8,851	32
2016		15	7,731	9,742	31
2015		12	9,150	9,964	31
2014		13	8,647	9,977	31
2013		7	13,695	10,119	28
2012		11	9,962	10,052	30
2011		8	12,599	9,599	35
2010		5	18,021	9,357	39
2009		12	9,596	9,553	40
2008		15	8,269	10,019	37
2007		13	9,190	10,259	41
2006		14	8,421	9,677	48
2005		21	5,886	9,122	49
2004		41	3,587	9,176	46
2003		16	7,000	8,937	48
2002		11	9,074	8,308	48
2001		15	7,091	8,197	47
2000		16	6,601	7,433	53
1999		17	6,015	6,403	64
1998		13	7,266	5,857	65
1997		10	8,587	5,146	73
1996		9	9,084	4,564	86
1995		11	7,711	3,878	98
1994		14	6,448	3,495	103
1993		13	6,773	3,214	110
1992		8	9,813	2,771	124
1991		11	7,602	2,500	130
1990		10	8,101	2,426	132
1989		8	9,038	2,209	138
1988		15	5,422	1,963	143
1987		18	4,539	1,826	152
1986		10	6,778	1,736	155
1985		10	6,620	1,670	165
1984		17	4,394	1,693	160
1983		14	4,971	1,794	151
1982		23	3,567	1,842	151
1981		9	6,996	1,837	150
1980		18	4,203	1,795	150
1979		14	4,920	1,735	151
1978		12	5,306	1,450	167
1977		13	5,027	1,265	185
1976		11	5,346	1,091	202
1975		11	5,274	1,014	213
1974		6	8,056	941	224
1973		< 5	--	897	236
1972		7	6,810	805	252
1971		8	6,218	714	288
1970		6	7,395	569	334
1969		8	5,631	515	349
1968		< 5	--	427	375
1967		6	6,302	395	378
1966		7	5,459	430	363
1965		< 5	--	427	375
1964		< 5	--	497	352
1963		< 5	--	472	359
1962		5	6,940	483	363
1961		< 5	--	492	358
1960		< 5	--	469	361
1959		8	4,779	514	342
1958		< 5	--	539	331
1957		5	6,462	522	334
1956		6	5,546	551	316
1955		< 5	--	546	314
1954		7	4,872	583	296
1953		< 5	--	550	301
1952		< 5	--	563	296
1951		6	5,083	554	292
1950		< 5	--	557	282
1949		< 5	--	600	270
1948		< 5	--	534	298
1947		5	5,646	598	280
1946		10	3,313	514	285
1945		5	4,851	460	281
1944		< 5	--	491	269
1943		< 5	--	481	279
1942		5	4,925	449	283
1941		< 5	--	452	265
1940		< 5	--	487	246
1939		5	4,535	462	249
1938		< 5	--	461	253
1937		5	4,532	448	254
1936		< 5	--	422	261
1935		5	4,501	476	241
1934		< 5	--	481	237
1933		6	3,942	479	237
1932		< 5	--	492	240
1931		< 5	--	441	258
1930		< 5	--	550	230
1929		< 5	--	586	217
1928		5	5,029	534	241
1927		< 5	--	693	203
1926		6	4,544	586	228
1925		6	4,667	678	206
1924		< 5	--	704	199
1923		< 5	--	698	197
1922		< 5	--	720	190
1921		< 5	--	648	208
1920		< 5	--	706	191
1919		7	4,026	737	178
1918		< 5	--	658	194
1917		< 5	--	622	192
1916		< 5	--	629	186
1915		< 5	--	568	196
1914		< 5	--	496	177
1913		< 5	--	398	172
1912		< 5	--	359	162
1911		< 5	--	233	143
1910		< 5	--	252	130
1909		< 5	--	209	128
1908		< 5	--	162	145
1907		< 5	--	178	134
1906		< 5	--	163	128
1905		< 5	--	147	145
1904		< 5	--	167	126
1903		< 5	--	138	138
1902		< 5	--	143	135
1901		< 5	--	133	125
1900		< 5	--	198	116
1899		< 5	--	139	119
1898		< 5	--	156	117
1897		< 5	--	175	101
1896		< 5	--	191	100
1895		< 5	--	172	107
1894		< 5	--	170	105
1893		< 5	--	182	97
1892		< 5	--	203	94
1891		< 5	--	160	101
1890		< 5	--	187	92
1889		< 5	--	188	91
1888		< 5	--	221	85
1887		< 5	--	194	84
1886		< 5	--	224	80
1885		< 5	--	204	79
1884		< 5	--	243	75
1883		< 5	--	227	70
1882		< 5	--	278	65
1881		< 5	--	258	64
1880		< 5	--	274	62

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.