Isom
Isom was the 9228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 339th; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 737 places. More babies were named Isom in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,228 boys, up 1,910 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192037 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,783babies recorded
Isom popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,228 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,138 | 6 |
| 2010 | #13,004 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,554 | 6 |
| 1990 | #7,524 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,683 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,037 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,601 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,712 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,727 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,195 | 37 |
| 1910 | #802 | 15 |
| 1900 | #814 | 11 |
| 1890 | #549 | 13 |
| 1880 | #412 | 18 |
How popular is Isom, counting every spelling?
Isom has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Isom?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isom (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Isom 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isom?
About 500 people born in the US named Isom are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 24 and 72. That makes Isom mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isom: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isom, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isom
How popular is the name Isom?
Isom was the 9228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 339th; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 737 places. More babies were named Isom in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Isom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Isom in the US.