Total births
17
Boys' name · since 1997
Issey
Issey has 17 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1997–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Issey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Issey recorded 17 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2006.
- 17 total births
- 1997–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Issey since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 17
- total births
- 1997–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Issey was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
6 babies were named Issey in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Issey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Issey's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Issey at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Issey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2006
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Issey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Issey's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Issey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Issey? ▼
Since 1997, Social Security records show 17 babies named Issey. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 6 births.
When was Issey most popular? ▼
Issey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Issey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Issey since 1997 -- 10 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Issey? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Issey
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Issey: Baby Name Since 1997 - 17 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/issey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Issey 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 July 2026.