Recorded 1990–2003 Girls' name Peak 1990 48 births

Issamar — girls' name

48 babies named Issamar in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s11
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Issamar was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Issamar in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Issamar

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Issamar between 1990 and 2003, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Issamar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issamar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Issamar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Issamar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issamar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Issamar at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

48

Since 1990

14 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1990

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2003

Issamar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1990

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 2003200219971994199319921990 13

Issamar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 77% of Issamar's all-time total
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Issamar by state

Where Issamar concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Issamar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 10.4%
Texas share of Issamar's total US births 10.4%

5 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issamar?
48 babies have been named Issamar since 1990. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Issamar most popular?
Issamar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Issamar most popular?
The top states for the name Issamar are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Issamar been used?
Issamar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 14 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Issamar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issabella, Issa, Issabelle, Issis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.