How Many People Are Named Issachar?
An estimated 147 people in the United States have the first name Issachar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Issachar peaked in popularity in 2019 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Issachar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Issachar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
147
About 1 in 2,331,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
20 births
Total Registered
149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Issachar
Issachar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 149 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Issachar as a male name
Ranked #7,942 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (20 births)
Issachar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Issachar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. While Issachar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Issachar by Decade
How has Issachar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Issachar by State
Issachar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Issachar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Issachar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Issachar?
We estimate approximately 147 people named Issachar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,331,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Issachar a common name?
Issachar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Issachar most popular?
Issachar reached peak popularity in 2019, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Issachar is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Issachar a male name?
Issachar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Issachar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Issachar Smith, Issachar Johnson, Issachar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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