Island
Girl name · #2601 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 67 baby girls were named Island, placing it at #2601 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,866 girls born in 2025 was named Island.
Babies named Island per year. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Island first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 68 babies and a rank of #2585. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Island against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Island in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Island is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Island will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Island is most common
State-level data for Island is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Island
Statistically, parents drawn to Island tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Oakland, Scotland, Ilaria, Inayah, and Ryland.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Island | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2583 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2585 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2757 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2823 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3388 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5191 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7408 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6768 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9874 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Island a popular girl name?
Island ranked #2601 among girls in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Island most popular?
Island peaked in 2024, when 68 American girls received the name (ranked #2585 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Island?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American girls was named Island. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.