Isidore

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Isidore is a masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name Isídōros and can literally be translated to 'gift of Isis'. The name has survived in various forms throughout the centuries.

From Wikipedia

Isidore first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 121 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1919 with 183 babies (rank #436 that year). In 2024 it was given to 33 boys (rank #3,473). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Isidore

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Isidore yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,390

Total babies (all years)

121

Years in the data

183

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Isidore

Isidore the Laboreragricultural worker · b. 1079
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaireanatomist · b. 1805
Isidore of Kyivprisoner · b. 1390

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	6	#828
1882	5	#1,014
1884	5	#1,047
1886	5	#1,034
1887	6	#870
1888	5	#1,107
1889	7	#842
1892	8	#831
1893	8	#797
1894	8	#821
1895	8	#834
1896	10	#751
1897	9	#757
1898	7	#934
1899	14	#529
1900	15	#662
1901	5	#1,130
1902	9	#825
1903	11	#717
1904	16	#578
1905	10	#817
1906	17	#576
1907	16	#648
1908	32	#425
1909	28	#492
1910	43	#410
1911	53	#393
1912	101	#383
1913	115	#402
1914	156	#379
1915	182	#399
1916	179	#419
1917	174	#430
1918	171	#454
1919	183	#436
1920	130	#535
1921	130	#547
1922	128	#561
1923	102	#637
1924	96	#659
1925	77	#752
1926	60	#865
1927	38	#1,169
1928	56	#896
1929	32	#1,250
1930	39	#1,126
1931	29	#1,297
1932	12	#2,249
1933	13	#2,039
1934	16	#1,811
1935	14	#1,980
1936	13	#2,005
1937	16	#1,793
1938	12	#2,128
1939	16	#1,755
1940	7	#2,999
1941	9	#2,560
1942	7	#3,071
1943	15	#1,945
1944	10	#2,379
1945	9	#2,482
1946	8	#2,796
1947	10	#2,578
1948	12	#2,270
1949	14	#2,066
1950	9	#2,666
1951	20	#1,699
1952	13	#2,204
1953	19	#1,791
1954	14	#2,157
1955	15	#2,088
1956	12	#2,428
1957	10	#2,730
1958	13	#2,313
1959	10	#2,723
1960	18	#1,942
1961	16	#2,096
1962	20	#1,834
1963	5	#4,306
1964	6	#3,797
1965	8	#3,095
1967	11	#2,540
1968	7	#3,498
1969	7	#3,742
1970	8	#3,648
1972	6	#4,664
1976	6	#5,208
1977	5	#6,242
1978	6	#5,347
1981	8	#4,700
1985	7	#5,390
1988	5	#7,738
1990	9	#5,550
1991	5	#8,726
1992	6	#7,842
1996	5	#9,585
1999	5	#10,550
2000	6	#9,553
2002	10	#6,726
2003	7	#9,037
2004	6	#10,476
2005	7	#9,505
2006	5	#12,764
2007	9	#8,466
2008	9	#8,557
2009	5	#13,207
2010	8	#9,115
2011	7	#10,032
2012	5	#12,987
2013	13	#6,390
2014	15	#5,835
2015	11	#7,253
2016	11	#7,327
2017	14	#6,150
2018	26	#4,039
2019	20	#4,867
2020	11	#7,202
2021	31	#3,604
2022	16	#5,712
2023	34	#3,443
2024	33	#3,473