Isaiah Name Popularity

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How popular is Isaiah?

Ranking 51st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Isaiah is popular.

Currently in the top 100, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #39 was reached in 2006 with 10,451 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Isaiah in any given year was 13 in 1889.

Approximately during the years 1905-1908, 1909-1918, 1970-1982, 1984-1990, 1991-2001, and 2003-2006, the name Isaiah took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1963.

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

How popular will Isaiah be?

For a number of years, the name Isaiah has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Isaiah has dropped.

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

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		Isaiah (Girl)		Isaiah (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	6,859	6,614	51
2017		7	13,207	7,212	46
2016		17	7,008	7,519	47
2015		18	6,815	7,613	49
2014		12	9,176	7,620	48
2013		13	8,749	7,880	44
2012		12	9,299	8,159	42
2011		21	6,218	8,533	43
2010		11	10,025	8,577	43
2009		20	6,656	9,240	41
2008		30	4,941	9,660	42
2007		20	6,659	10,114	43
2006		24	5,601	10,451	39
2005		22	5,669	9,520	45
2004		58	2,783	9,256	45
2003		25	4,992	8,894	49
2002		23	5,144	8,964	45
2001		20	5,666	8,585	43
2000		24	4,850	8,029	47
1999		22	4,927	7,500	51
1998		31	3,762	6,487	59
1997		31	3,657	6,002	61
1996		26	4,099	5,324	71
1995		12	7,215	3,474	109
1994		6	12,358	1,870	169
1993		12	7,193	1,497	204
1992		10	8,308	1,449	212
1991		11	7,603	1,491	208
1990		9	8,748	1,487	206
1989		7	10,091	1,190	227
1988		6	10,854	978	244
1987		9	7,587	820	266
1986		7	8,879	619	323
1985		8	7,825	629	320
1984		< 5	--	605	319
1983		6	9,456	554	335
1982		7	8,551	538	345
1981		6	9,514	420	396
1980		< 5	--	355	439
1979		< 5	--	296	481
1978		< 5	--	283	482
1977		< 5	--	254	521
1976		5	9,830	200	573
1975		< 5	--	135	713
1974		< 5	--	109	772
1973		< 5	--	86	858
1972		< 5	--	82	888
1971		< 5	--	84	892
1970		< 5	--	52	1,148
1969		< 5	--	56	1,032
1968		< 5	--	64	903
1967		< 5	--	55	981
1966		< 5	--	71	866
1965		< 5	--	69	884
1964		< 5	--	65	950
1963		< 5	--	63	951
1962		< 5	--	94	785
1961		< 5	--	93	790
1960		< 5	--	98	770
1959		< 5	--	100	764
1958		< 5	--	92	781
1957		< 5	--	119	699
1956		< 5	--	95	754
1955		< 5	--	120	671
1954		< 5	--	134	636
1953		< 5	--	113	675
1952		< 5	--	134	612
1951		< 5	--	134	603
1950		< 5	--	138	578
1949		< 5	--	145	562
1948		< 5	--	141	563
1947		< 5	--	134	587
1946		< 5	--	125	574
1945		< 5	--	116	558
1944		< 5	--	93	640
1943		< 5	--	111	600
1942		< 5	--	101	633
1941		< 5	--	114	565
1940		< 5	--	113	557
1939		< 5	--	84	648
1938		< 5	--	108	562
1937		< 5	--	114	546
1936		< 5	--	105	563
1935		< 5	--	97	586
1934		< 5	--	94	612
1933		< 5	--	105	560
1932		< 5	--	109	568
1931		< 5	--	103	579
1930		< 5	--	120	552
1929		< 5	--	135	508
1928		< 5	--	120	558
1927		< 5	--	117	571
1926		< 5	--	125	543
1925		< 5	--	127	546
1924		< 5	--	138	540
1923		< 5	--	123	561
1922		< 5	--	148	509
1921		< 5	--	107	612
1920		< 5	--	122	561
1919		< 5	--	139	505
1918		< 5	--	133	523
1917		< 5	--	108	567
1916		< 5	--	110	546
1915		< 5	--	92	598
1914		< 5	--	68	612
1913		< 5	--	64	542
1912		< 5	--	59	512
1911		< 5	--	33	516
1910		< 5	--	39	441
1909		< 5	--	36	413
1908		< 5	--	33	416
1907		< 5	--	27	451
1906		< 5	--	23	468
1905		< 5	--	22	484
1904		< 5	--	25	422
1903		< 5	--	23	421
1902		< 5	--	25	408
1901		< 5	--	17	479
1900		< 5	--	32	396
1899		< 5	--	29	332
1898		< 5	--	23	412
1897		< 5	--	24	389
1896		< 5	--	22	420
1895		< 5	--	24	394
1894		< 5	--	36	292
1893		< 5	--	19	422
1892		< 5	--	24	388
1891		< 5	--	22	368
1890		< 5	--	41	271
1889		< 5	--	13	535
1888		< 5	--	31	328
1887		< 5	--	34	284
1886		< 5	--	35	292
1885		< 5	--	29	313
1884		< 5	--	23	370
1883		< 5	--	30	302
1882		< 5	--	37	285
1881		< 5	--	32	282
1880		< 5	--	40	268

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.