Boys' name · since 1981

Issiac

105 babies named Issiac in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,091 of 45,481
all-time among boys
105
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Issiac is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 105 have been recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issiac has been recorded 105 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2012.

  • #17,091 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 105 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issiac ranks #17,091 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,091 of 45,481
all-time among boys
105
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Issiac's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% 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.

Issiac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Issiac's full recorded timeline at 2003, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Issiac popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
468101214 19811998200020022005200720092012 7

Issiac by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Issiac's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Issiac births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issiac? ▼
Issiac has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,091 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 13 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Issiac sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issiac ranks #17,091 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 Issiac most popular? ▼
Issiac was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Issiac been used? ▼
Issiac has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 32 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Issiac? ▼
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.

What to do with Issiac's data

  • Issiac's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Issiac

Nearby Names Like Issiac

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Issiac

Issac Boy
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Issa Boy
#1682 2,288 births
Issiah Boy
#7238 1,402 births
Issaiah Boy
#8512 504 births
Issak Boy
#12583 495 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Issiac: 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, 1981–2012 (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 Issiac 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.