Island
Island was the 2593rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,731 places. More babies were named Island in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,593 girls, up 240 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- 79% girls, 21% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202468 babies
- Total since 1880
- 807babies recorded
Island popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,593 | #5,480 | 67 | 17 |
| 2020 | #2,833 | #7,733 | 58 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,664 | — | 16 | — |
| 2000 | #10,207 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Island, counting every spelling?
Island has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Island?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Island (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Island 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Island.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Island?
About 700 people born in the US named Island are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Island a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Island by state
How common Island was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.1×). In 41 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 Island: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Island, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Island
How popular is the name Island?
Island was the 2593rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,731 places. More babies were named Island in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Island a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 79% girls, 21% boys given the name Island in the US.
Where is Island most popular?
In 2021–2025, Island was most common in Georgia (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Louisiana.