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.

#30,154 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1997
2000s
peak 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.

  • #30,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issey ranks #30,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,154 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Issey's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 199720042006 5

Issey by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issey? ▼
Since 1997, Social Security records show 17 babies named Issey. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,154 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 6 births.
Where does Issey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issey ranks #30,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Issey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2006 (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 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 August 2026.