Isis
Isis was the 1625th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 522nd with 561 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 159 places. More babies were named Isis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,625 girls, up 826 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 128girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005561 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,893babies recorded
Isis popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,625 | 128 |
| 2020 | #2,451 | 71 |
| 2010 | #625 | 471 |
| 2000 | #556 | 470 |
| 1990 | #1,675 | 88 |
| 1980 | #2,054 | 51 |
| 1970 | #4,333 | 13 |
| 1960 | #6,728 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Isis, counting every spelling?
Isis is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,406 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,625 for Isis on its own. Together these spellings went to 139 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isis | 128 | #1,625 | 736 |
| Isys | 6 | #13,872 | 26 |
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 Isis?
128 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isis (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isis 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 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isis?
About 11,700 people born in the US named Isis are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 27. That makes Isis 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.
Isis by state
How common Isis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.7×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Georgia (1.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 34 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 Isis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isis
How popular is the name Isis?
Isis was the 1625th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 522nd with 561 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 159 places. More babies were named Isis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isis in the US.
Where is Isis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isis was most common in Massachusetts (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Pennsylvania.