How Many People Are Named Issam?
An estimated 204 people in the United States have the first name Issam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Issam peaked in popularity in 2021 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Issam 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 Issam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
204
About 1 in 1,680,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2021
13 births
Total Registered
208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Issam
Issam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 208 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Issam as a male name
Ranked #12,985 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (13 births)
Issam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Issam span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. While Issam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Issam by Decade
How has Issam 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.
Issam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Issam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Issam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Issam?
We estimate approximately 204 people named Issam 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 1,680,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Issam a common name?
Issam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Issam most popular?
Issam reached peak popularity in 2021, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Issam is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Issam a male name?
Issam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Issam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Issam Smith, Issam Johnson, Issam 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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