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In the United States 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1881 Boys 2020 per 100,000 babies of that sex 5,161 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1881, about 1 in 5,400 girls 225 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Isabella Girl A Latinized form of Isabel, the medieval Spanish and Occitan form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva). Middle Ages · peak 2010 Isaac Boy Hebrew Yitsḥaq, 'he laughs' or 'he will laugh', echoing the laughter of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis. Biblical · peak 2013 Isaiah Boy Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'YHWH is salvation'. Biblical · peak 2006 Isabel Girl A medieval Occitan and Spanish form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva 'my God is an oath'. Middle Ages · peak 2003 Isabelle Girl A form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba 'my God is an oath'. Middle Ages · peak 2007 Israel Boy From Hebrew Yisra'el, traditionally explained as 'he struggles with God'; the exact sense of the first element is… Biblical · peak 2007 Isla Girl From Islay, a Scottish island, and the River Isla in Scotland; the place name is of unknown, probably pre-Celtic… Modern · peak 2020 Isidro Boy From Greek Isidoros 'gift of Isis'. Colonial · peak 2000 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.