How Many People Are Named Isley?
An estimated 1,384 people in the United States have the first name Isley. It is used for both genders, with 80.0% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Isley peaked in popularity in 2016 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Isley 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 Isley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Isley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,384
About 1 in 247,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
115 births
Total Registered
1,397
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Isley
Isley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (20.0%) and females (80.0%). Out of 1,397 total births registered, 280 were male and 1,117 were female.
Isley as a male name
Ranked #7,941 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (22 births)
Isley as a female name
Ranked #2,610 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (93 births)
Isley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Isley span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 716 babies were registered. While Isley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Isley by Decade
How has Isley 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.
Isley by State
Birth registrations for Isley span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Minnesota. On average, about 18 Isleys were registered per state.
Isley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Isley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Isley
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Isley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Isley?
We estimate approximately 1,384 people named Isley 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 247,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Isley a common name?
Isley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,397 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Isley most popular?
Isley reached peak popularity in 2016, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Isley is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Isley a female name?
Isley is predominantly female. 80.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Isley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Isley Smith, Isley Johnson, Isley 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me