Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Isley

Gender Unisex · 80% girls Rank 2025 #2,761 Trend ↑ Rising 15%
Rank 2025
#2,761
among girls · ↓191 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
76
named Isley · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
115 babies
All-time total
1,475
#6,691 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Isley popularity over time

1,475 babies have been named Isley since 1990, 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
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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 – – – – – –
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1990s 56 19 75 8 – #6,974
2000s 155 69 224 22 +199% #5,192
2010s 584 132 716 72 +220% #2,100
2020s (to 2025) 386 74 460 77 +7% #2,570

Where Isley 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 63 0.04 outside top 500
2027 64 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Isley

Isley is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,761 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 1,475 American babies have been named Isley, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Isley?

The median living Isley is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 1,500 people named Isley are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Isley 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 62 #2,761 14 #6,251
2024 69 #2,570 10 #7,979
2023 64 #2,716 13 #6,677
2022 68 #2,590 12 #6,983
2021 61 #2,801 10 #7,811
2020 62 #2,695 15 #5,812
2019 51 #3,143 13 #6,561
2018 65 #2,660 9 #8,427
2017 60 #2,822 15 #5,905
2016 93 #2,100 22 #4,523
2015 69 #2,597 15 #5,838
2014 91 #2,119 14 #6,110
2013 61 #2,818 8 #9,116
2012 31 #4,644 12 #6,775
2011 30 #4,727 12 #6,758
2010 33 #4,436 12 #6,834
2009 22 #6,186 11 #7,401
2008 28 #5,192 13 #6,549
2007 15 #8,250 6 #11,461
2006 11 #10,173 6 #11,181
2005 12 #9,099 – –
2004 18 #6,594 7 #9,308
2003 13 #8,180 6 #10,061
2002 14 #7,575 9 #7,268
2001 14 #7,468 6 #9,739
2000 8 #11,131 5 #11,057
1995 6 #12,347 – –
1990 5 #13,799 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Isley?

The median living Isley is about 9 years old. Half of all living Isleys are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Isley are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Isley are alive in the United States, based on 1,475 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Isley in 2025?

Isley ranked #2,761 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Isley?

1,475 babies have been named Isley in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Isley most popular?

Isley peaked in 2016, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Isley a boy or girl name?

Isley is used for both: about 80% of babies named Isley have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Isley rising or falling?

Isley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Isley become more popular?

Isley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 girls named Isley 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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