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Isidora

Meaning Name of a fourth-century saint Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,306 Trend ↑ Rising 47%

Name of a fourth-century saint.

Rank 2025
#5,306
among girls · ↓99 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Isidora · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
28 babies
All-time total
637
#10,133 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Isidora popularity over time

637 babies have been named Isidora since 1906, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1906Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #2,074
1910s 34 3 +580% #2,786
1920s 68 7 +100% #3,528
1930s 47 5 -31% #3,284
1940s 7 1 -85% #3,966
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #6,947
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 43 4 – #6,172
2000s 118 12 +174% #5,590
2010s 172 17 +46% #5,237
2020s (to 2025) 138 23 +34% #4,797

Where Isidora is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 29 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Isidora

Isidora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,306 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 637 American babies have been named Isidora. Its peak came in 2023, when 28 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Isidora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Isidora?

The median living Isidora is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 500 people named Isidora are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Isidora year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,306
2024 25 #5,207
2023 28 #4,797
2022 25 #5,225
2021 21 #5,832
2020 15 #7,356
2019 16 #7,151
2018 22 #5,676
2017 25 #5,237
2016 21 #6,051
2015 20 #6,323
2014 19 #6,555
2013 18 #6,848
2012 9 #11,639
2011 13 #8,828
2010 9 #11,637
2009 11 #10,244
2008 13 #9,165
2007 25 #5,590
2006 12 #9,524
2005 11 #9,708
2004 10 #10,192
2003 12 #8,708
2002 10 #9,778
2001 14 #7,467
2000 – –
1995 6 #12,346
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 8 #3,284
1930 7 #3,834
1925 6 #4,668
1920 5 #5,322
1915 8 #3,264
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Isidora

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Isidora Sekulić Isidora Sekulić Serbian writer (1877–1958) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Isidora, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Isidora?

The median living Isidora is about 11 years old. Half of all living Isidoras are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Isidora are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Isidora are alive in the United States, based on 637 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Isidora mean?

Name of a fourth-century saint.

How popular is the name Isidora in 2025?

Isidora ranked #5,306 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Isidora?

637 babies have been named Isidora in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Isidora most popular?

Isidora peaked in 2023, when 28 newborns received the name.

Is Isidora a boy or girl name?

Isidora is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Isidora rising or falling?

Isidora is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Isidora become more popular?

Isidora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Isidora in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Isidora?

Well-known people named Isidora include Isidora Sekulić (writer).

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