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.

#20,327 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 2001
2000s
peak 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.

  • #20,327 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issael ranks #20,327 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,327 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Issael's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
8
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
456789 20012004200620072008200920162019202020212023 5

Issael by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 55% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issael? ▼
65 babies have been named Issael since 2001. All-time, it sits at #20,327 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 8 births.
Where does Issael sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issael ranks #20,327 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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
#915 24,554 births
Issa Boy
#1682 2,288 births
Issiah Boy
#7238 1,402 births
Issaiah Boy
#8512 504 births
Issak Boy
#12583 495 births

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Broughton
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Alick
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Corney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Issael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2023 (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 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 August 2026.