Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Isis

Meaning A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,625 Trend ↑ Rising 172%

A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.

Rank 2025
#1,625
among girls · ↓545 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
128
named Isis · -44% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,557
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
561 babies
All-time total
11,893
#1,504 all-time among girls
First recorded
1901
in Social Security records

Isis popularity over time

11,893 babies have been named Isis since 1901, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #1,798
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 38 – 38 4 – #5,157
1970s 491 – 491 49 +1192% #1,011
1980s 598 – 598 60 +22% #1,635
1990s 2,251 – 2,251 225 +276% #594
2000s 5,058 12 5,070 507 +125% #522
2010s 2,633 – 2,633 263 -48% #575
2020s (to 2025) 807 – 807 135 -49% #1,080

Where Isis 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 149 0.09 outside top 500
2027 170 0.11 outside top 500
2028 190 0.12 outside top 500
2029 209 0.13 outside top 500
2030 226 0.14 outside top 500

Where Isis is most popular

Girls named Isis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.091 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Isis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 41 0.339 +274%
South Carolina 17 0.189 +108%
Pennsylvania 40 0.169 +86%
Georgia 35 0.154 +70%
Florida 62 0.145 +60%
Illinois 26 0.114 +25%
Maryland 12 0.113 +25%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +22%
Texas 78 0.097 +7%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +7%
Michigan 17 0.093 ≈ national
Louisiana 8 0.091 ≈ national
California 72 0.086 -6%
New York 33 0.083 -8%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -28%
Ohio 15 0.063 -30%
Virginia 6 0.035 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Isis

Isis is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,625 in 2025 with 128 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 11,893 American babies have been named Isis. Its peak came in 2005, when 561 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Isis stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Isis?

The median living Isis is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 26. An estimated 12 thousand people named Isis are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Isis year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 128 #1,625 – –
2024 230 #1,080 – –
2023 151 #1,464 – –
2022 114 #1,800 – –
2021 113 #1,794 – –
2020 71 #2,451 – –
2019 68 #2,574 – –
2018 53 #3,074 – –
2017 52 #3,111 – –
2016 53 #3,119 – –
2015 117 #1,784 – –
2014 401 #704 – –
2013 501 #575 – –
2012 467 #615 – –
2011 450 #633 – –
2010 471 #625 – –
2009 495 #610 – –
2008 504 #607 – –
2007 553 #553 – –
2006 519 #567 6 #11,179
2005 561 #522 – –
2004 532 #535 – –
2003 467 #588 – –
2002 472 #562 – –
2001 485 #545 6 #9,738
2000 470 #556 – –
1995 201 #941 – –
1990 88 #1,675 – –
1985 63 #1,792 – –
1980 51 #2,054 – –
1975 61 #1,610 – –
1970 13 #4,333 – –
1965 7 #5,486 – –
1960 5 #6,728 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Isis?

The median living Isis is about 20 years old. Half of all living Isiss are between 14 and 26 years old.

How many people named Isis are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Isis are alive in the United States, based on 11,893 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Isis mean?

A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.

How popular is the name Isis in 2025?

Isis ranked #1,625 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 128 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Isis?

11,893 babies have been named Isis in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Isis most popular?

Isis peaked in 2005, when 561 newborns received the name.

Is Isis a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Isis rising or falling?

Isis is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Isis become more popular?

Isis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 226 girls named Isis in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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