Isadora
Isadora was the 1265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 654th; the most babies were born in 2024 (192). Over the last ten years it has moved up 110 places. More babies were named Isadora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,265 girls, up 46 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 177girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024192 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,668babies recorded
Isadora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,265 | 177 |
| 2020 | #1,311 | 168 |
| 2010 | #1,715 | 122 |
| 2000 | #3,296 | 41 |
| 1990 | #5,138 | 18 |
| 1980 | #6,465 | 10 |
| 1970 | #6,594 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,486 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,351 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,941 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,657 | 13 |
| 1910 | #2,270 | 6 |
| 1900 | #992 | 15 |
| 1890 | #971 | 9 |
| 1880 | #876 | 5 |
How popular is Isadora, counting every spelling?
Isadora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,156 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,265 for Isadora on its own. Together these spellings went to 188 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isadora | 177 | #1,265 | 807 |
| Izadora | 11 | #9,109 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Isadora?
177 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isadora (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isadora born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isadora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isadora?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Isadora are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Isadora mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Isadora by state
How common Isadora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (4.8×), New Jersey (1.8×), New York (1.6×), Florida (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isadora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isadora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isadora
How popular is the name Isadora?
Isadora was the 1265th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 654th; the most babies were born in 2024 (192). Over the last ten years it has moved up 110 places. More babies were named Isadora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Isadora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isadora in the US.
Where is Isadora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isadora was most common in Massachusetts (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.