Recorded 1997–2006 Boys' name Peak 1997 17 births

Issey — boys' name

17 babies named Issey in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s11
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.

What the Data Says About Issey

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Issey between 1997 and 2006, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Issey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Issey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issey 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 17 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.

Issey at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

17

Since 1997

10 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1997

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2006

Issey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1997

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 200620041997 6

Issey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Issey's all-time total
1990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issey?
17 babies have been named Issey since 1997. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year 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?
Issey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 10 years of data through 2006.
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.

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, 1997–2006 (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.