US rank #13514 Boys' name Peak 2019 33 births

Issei — #13514 US boys' name

33 babies named Issei in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s212020s12
#13514
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 5% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Issei was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Issei in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Issei

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Issei between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Issei currently holds the #13514 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Issei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issei 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 33 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.

Issei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

33

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,514

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Issei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 20242021201920182013 6

Issei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 64% of Issei's all-time total
2010s212020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issei?
33 babies have been named Issei since 2013. It currently ranks #13514 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Issei most popular?
Issei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Issei been used?
Issei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Issei?
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.

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, 2013–2024 (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.