Is Isom a boy or girl name?

Isom is a boy’s name. Of the 1,783 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Isom

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Isom was most popular in 1920, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,338 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,783 people named Isom.

Isom over time

Births per year. The dot marks Isom’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Isom a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Isom is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,783 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Isom

Where Isom is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Mississippi 35.3×

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