How Many People Are Named Isis?
An estimated 11,502 people in the United States have the first name Isis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Isis peaked in popularity in 2005 with 561 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Isis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Isis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,502
About 1 in 29,800 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
561 births
Total Registered
11,762
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Isis
Isis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,762 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Isis as a male name
Ranked #11,177 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 2001 (6 births)
Isis as a female name
Ranked #1,082 in 2024
228 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (561 births)
Isis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Isis span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,070 babies were registered. Isis has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Isis by Decade
How has Isis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Isis by State
Birth registrations for Isis span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maine, Iowa, Hawaii. On average, about 234 Isiss were registered per state.
Isis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Isis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Isis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Isis?
We estimate approximately 11,502 people named Isis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,800 Americans share this first name.
Is Isis a common name?
Isis is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,762 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Isis most popular?
Isis reached peak popularity in 2005, when 561 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Isis is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Isis a female name?
Isis is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Isis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Isis Smith, Isis Johnson, Isis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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