Unisex name · since 1969
Issa
2,288 babies named Issa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,288
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Issa is the #1682 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,288 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Issa recorded 2,288 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #1682 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,682 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,288 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issa ranks #3,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,682 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,288 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,682 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,288
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Issa's 2,288 recorded births place it above 93.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Issa compares
2,288 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Issa's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Issa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Issa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Issa splits its recorded history at 1998: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Issa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Issa popularity over time - girls
929 total births recorded since 1975 (Issa as girls' name)
Issa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (665 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Issa's strongest decade.
665 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Issa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 107
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s
1990s
296 births
- 2000s
2000s
464 births
- 2010s
2010s
665 births
- 2020s
2020s
586 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 665 births (29% of all-time use).
How Issa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Issa's total volume
Issa by state
Where Issa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 282 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 260 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 156 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 91 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 48 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.0% |
282 of 2,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Issa appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Issa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (665 total births) through the 2020s (586) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Issas (282 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Issa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Issa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.