US rank #10995 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,390 births

Issiah — #10995 US boys' name

1,390 babies named Issiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121930s51940s101950s131960s101970s251980s551990s3522000s6562010s2032020s44
#10995
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Issiah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

77 babies were named Issiah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Issiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,390 babies named Issiah between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Issiah currently holds the #10995 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 656 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Issiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 107 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Issiah in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issiah 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 1,390 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.

Issiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,390

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1998

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,995

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Issiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
77
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Issiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
656 births that decade — 47% of Issiah's all-time total
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Issiah by state

Where Issiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Issiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
107 7.7%
#2 New York
61 4.4%
#3 Texas
51 3.7%
#4 North Carolina
18 1.3%
#5 Washington
18 1.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.1%
#7 Ohio
9 0.6%
#8 Indiana
8 0.6%
California share of Issiah's total US births 7.7%
Even split

107 of 1,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Issiah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issiah?
1,390 babies have been named Issiah since 1916. It currently ranks #10995 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 77 births.
When was Issiah most popular?
Issiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 656 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Issiah most popular?
The top states for the name Issiah are California (107 births), New York (61 births), Texas (51 births).
How long has the name Issiah been used?
Issiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Issiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issac, Issa, Issaiah, Issak, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.