Boys' name · since 1995

Issah

66 babies named Issah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,219 of 45,481
all-time among boys
66
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

Issah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 66 recorded since 1995.

Social Security Administration records show Issah recorded 66 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1995 to 2021.

  • #20,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 66 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issah ranks #20,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,219 of 45,481
all-time among boys
66
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Issah's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% 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.

Issah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Issah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Issah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
10
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4681012 1995200120032006200820162017201820202021 7

Issah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Issah's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Issah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issah? ▼
Issah has been given to 66 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,219 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 10 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Issah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issah ranks #20,219 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 Issah most popular? ▼
Issah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Issah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Issah since 1995 -- 27 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Issah? ▼
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 Issah's data

  • Issah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- 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 Issah

Nearby Names Like Issah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Issah

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Issah: 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, 1995–2021 (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 Issah 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.