Is Isai a boy or girl name?
Isai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 204 boys were named Isai, so 3.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 7,185 US babies named Isai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,066
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,629
- Babies named Isai since 1966
- 7,185
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 333 babies
Boys and girls named Isai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,207 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 2,622 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 2,025 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 891 | 7 | 0.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 204 | #1,066 | 7 | #12,629 |
| 2023 | 198 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 161 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 207 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 193 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 195 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 197 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 168 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 190 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #953 | 5 | #17,880 |
| 2011 | 237 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 241 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 270 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 310 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 333 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 305 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 274 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 275 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 243 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 245 | #725 | 5 | #16,430 |
| 2001 | 206 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 161 | #944 | 6 | #13,816 |
| 1999 | 179 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 144 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 141 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 149 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 128 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 114 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 93 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 82 | #1,253 | 6 | #12,327 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,167 | 5 | #13,796 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,741 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,411 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,621 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,062 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,698 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Isai reached #701 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #12,327 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Isai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.