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In the United States 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2007 per 100,000 babies of that sex 6,448 babies given this name since 1966 At its height in 2007, about 1 in 6,200 boys 161 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.