Boys' name · since 1916
Issiah
Issiah has 1,402 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,402
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,402 babies have been named Issiah since 1916, making it today's #7238 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Issiah recorded 1,402 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #7238 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #4,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,238 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,402 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issiah ranks #4,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,238 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,402 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,402
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Issiah's 1,402 recorded births place it above 90.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Issiah compares
1,402 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Issiah's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Issiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,402 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Issiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Issiah splits its recorded history at 1998: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Issiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Issiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (656 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Issiah's strongest decade.
656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Issiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
352 births
- 2000s
2000s
656 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 656 births (47% of all-time use).
How Issiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Issiah's total volume
Issiah by state
Where Issiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 61 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 3.6% |
| #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% |
107 of 1,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Issiah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Issiah's data
- Issiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (656 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Issiahs (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Issiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
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, 1916–2025 (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 Issiah 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.