Boys' name · since 1976
Issachar
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Issachar, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Issachar is the #6551 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 162 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issachar has been recorded 162 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #6551 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #14,241 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,551 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issachar ranks #14,241 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,551 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Issachar's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Issachar compares
162 34th percentile among 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
Issachar's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Issachar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Issachar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Issachar's full recorded timeline at 2016, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Issachar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Issachar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Issachar's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Issachar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (49% of all-time use).
Issachar by state
Where Issachar concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Issachar's data
- Issachar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Issachars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Issachar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Issachar 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.