Boys' name · since 2007
Yissachar
35 babies named Yissachar in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,824 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Yissachar since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yissachar has been recorded 35 times among boys since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2017.
- #24,824 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yissachar ranks #24,824 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,824 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yissachar's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yissachar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yissachar's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yissachar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Yissachar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Yissachar's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Yissachar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (66% of all-time use).
Yissachar by state
Where Yissachar concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 17.1% |
6 of 35 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Yissachars (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yissachar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2007–2017 (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 Yissachar 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.