Is Island a boy or girl name?

Island is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 807 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.5% were girls and 13.5% were boys.

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Island

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Island was most popular in 2024, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,834 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,970, with 84 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 807 people named Island.

Island over time

Births per year. The dot marks Island’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Island a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Island is mostly a girl’s name — 86.5% of the 807 Americans given it were girls and 13.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 83% girls and 17% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org