Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Isra

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,463 Trend ↑ Rising 84%
Rank 2025
#1,463
among girls · ↑153 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
152
named Isra · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,934
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
152 babies
All-time total
1,791
#5,119 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Isra popularity over time

1,791 babies have been named Isra since 1985, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 28 – 28 3 – #8,292
1990s 115 – 115 12 +311% #5,753
2000s 337 – 337 34 +193% #3,004
2010s 611 5 616 62 +83% #2,385
2020s (to 2025) 678 17 695 116 +88% #1,463

Where Isra 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 163 0.10 outside top 500
2027 177 0.11 outside top 500
2028 191 0.12 outside top 500
2029 203 0.13 outside top 500
2030 214 0.13 outside top 500

Where Isra is most popular

Girls named Isra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Virginia, and New York.

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 Isra 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
Minnesota 114 1.06 +1331%
Virginia 34 0.199 +170%
New York 62 0.157 +112%
Ohio 27 0.114 +54%
Michigan 17 0.093 +26%
Illinois 20 0.087 +18%
Oregon 5 0.077 ≈ national
Washington 10 0.069 -6%
Texas 55 0.068 -7%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -10%
Maryland 7 0.066 -11%
California 48 0.057 -23%
Georgia 6 0.026 -64%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Isra

Isra is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,463 in 2025 with 147 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 1,791 American babies have been named Isra. Its peak came in 2025, when 152 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 Isra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Isra?

The median living Isra is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 1,800 people named Isra are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Isra 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 147 #1,463 5 #12,759
2024 129 #1,616 7 #10,300
2023 123 #1,683 – –
2022 110 #1,851 – –
2021 90 #2,109 5 #12,867
2020 79 #2,267 – –
2019 75 #2,385 – –
2018 70 #2,515 – –
2017 65 #2,678 – –
2016 61 #2,814 5 #12,974
2015 66 #2,695 – –
2014 54 #3,092 – –
2013 56 #2,988 – –
2012 63 #2,785 – –
2011 49 #3,324 – –
2010 52 #3,174 – –
2009 39 #3,971 – –
2008 58 #3,004 – –
2007 41 #3,872 – –
2006 26 #5,294 – –
2005 31 #4,412 – –
2004 31 #4,430 – –
2003 34 #3,972 – –
2002 26 #4,680 – –
2001 21 #5,438 – –
2000 30 #4,110 – –
1995 16 #5,787 – –
1990 8 #9,584 – –
1985 5 #11,289 – –
1980 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Isra?

The median living Isra is about 8 years old. Half of all living Isras are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Isra are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Isra are alive in the United States, based on 1,791 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Isra in 2025?

Isra ranked #1,463 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 147 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Isra?

1,791 babies have been named Isra in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Isra most popular?

Isra peaked in 2025, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Isra a boy or girl name?

Isra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Isra rising or falling?

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

Will Isra become more popular?

Isra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 214 girls named Isra 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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