Isis

Girl name

Isis has been given to 11,893 babies in the U.S. since 1901. It peaked in 2005.

Meaning & origin /ˈaɪ.sɪs/

Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).

Origin: Egyptian, Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,893

Peak year

2005 (561 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1901

10-year trend

▲ +9%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Isis.

12,096 babies since 1970

12,109 babies since 1971

12,127 babies since 1889

12,159 babies since 1959

12,168 babies since 1913

11,587 babies since 1900

12,257 babies since 1947

12,277 babies since 1994

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