A reliable meaning for Island isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Island through the years
Babies since 1880
807
109 boys · 698 girls
Most popular year
2024
90 babies
2025
84
#2,593 for girls · #5,480 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+78%
Rising fast
Boys Girls
Island in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1998–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 17% boys.
Boys Girls
Five-year rolling share of U.S. births. Blank stretches had too few births to read.
Where it’s given
Most at home inGeorgia, Michigan, North Carolina
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Georgia (7), Michigan (5), North Carolina (5), Pennsylvania (5), New York (5).
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,593 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 426 as a first name in 2020; 981 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Island’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Island is a transliteration of Исланд.