Boys' name · since 1990
Issai
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Issai, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Issai is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 91 have been recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issai has been recorded 91 times among boys since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2016.
- #18,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issai ranks #18,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Issai's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Issai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Issai's full recorded timeline at 2006, 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 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Issai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2016
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Issai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Issai's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Issai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (60% of all-time use).
Issai by state
Where Issai concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 7.7% |
7 of 91 births nationwide.
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- Issai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Issais (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Issai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1990–2016 (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 Issai 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.