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Isis

/ˈaɪsəs/ · 100% girls · 128 born in 2025

Isis has been given to about 11,893 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪsəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,759
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Isis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 561
  • Born in 2025128
  • All time11,893
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Isis?

Its best year was 2005, when 561 babies were given the name, ranking 522nd. The typical living American called Isis is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Isis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Iris0.81
  2. Phyllis0.56
  3. Lois0.55
  4. Osiris0.57
  5. Kris0.55
  6. Avis0.55
  7. Aris0.55
  8. Cris0.55

Middle names for Isis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Isis Anne0.81
  2. Isis Eve0.80
  3. Isis Elizabeth0.78
  4. Isis Catherine0.78
  5. Isis Josephine0.78
  6. Isis Rose0.77

Sibling names for Isis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.95
  2. Hallesister · 0.95
  3. Brayanbrother · 0.94
  4. Dulcesister · 0.94
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.93
  6. Estrellasister · 0.93

Where Isis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.02%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Isis Anderson0.77
  2. Isis Reyes0.72
  3. Isis Nguyen0.72
  4. Isis Moore0.72
  5. Isis Lee0.72
  6. Isis Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Isis

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Isis across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.