How Many People Are Named Issak?
An estimated 483 people in the United States have the first name Issak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Issak peaked in popularity in 2008 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Issak 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 Issak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
483
About 1 in 709,636 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
33 births
Total Registered
489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Issak
Issak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 489 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Issak as a male name
Ranked #13,097 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (33 births)
Issak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Issak span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 242 babies were registered. Issak has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Issak by Decade
How has Issak 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.
Issak by State
Issak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Issak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Issak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Issak?
We estimate approximately 483 people named Issak 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 709,636 Americans share this first name.
Is Issak a common name?
Issak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Issak most popular?
Issak reached peak popularity in 2008, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Issak is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Issak a male name?
Issak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Issak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Issak Smith, Issak Johnson, Issak 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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