Total births
65
Boys' name · since 2001
Issael
65 babies named Issael in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 65
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Issael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 65 recorded since 2001.
Issael has 65 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- 65 total births
- 2001–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
65 boys have been named Issael since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 65
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Issael was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
8 babies were named Issael in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
Issael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Issael's full recorded timeline at 2009, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Issael at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2019
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Issael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Issael by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Issael's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Issael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Issael? ▼
65 babies have been named Issael since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 8 births.
When was Issael most popular? ▼
Issael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Issael been used? ▼
Issael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Issael? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issac, Issa, Issiah, Issaiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Issael's data
- Issael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Issael
Nearby Names Like Issael
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Issael
Issac Boy
#847 24,554 births
Issa Boy
#1534 2,288 births
Issiah Boy
#9994 1,402 births
Issaiah Boy
#12900 504 births
Issak Boy
495 births
Compare Issael side by side: Issael vs Issac Issael vs Issa Issael vs Issiah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Issael: Baby Name Since 2001 - 65 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/issael. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Issael 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 July 2026.