How Many People Are Named Ison?
An estimated 98 people in the United States have the first name Ison. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Ison peaked in popularity in 2013 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ison 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 Ison paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ison is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
98
About 1 in 3,497,493 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2013
17 births
Total Registered
108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ison
Ison is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 108 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ison as a male name
Ranked #12,816 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2013 (17 births)
Ison: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ison span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 64 babies were registered. Ison has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ison by Decade
How has Ison 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.
Ison + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ison as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ison
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ison: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ison?
We estimate approximately 98 people named Ison 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 3,497,493 Americans share this first name.
Is Ison a common name?
Ison is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ison most popular?
Ison reached peak popularity in 2013, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ison is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ison a male name?
Ison is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ison Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ison Smith, Ison Johnson, Ison 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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