How Many People Are Named Issiah?
An estimated 1,339 people in the United States have the first name Issiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Issiah peaked in popularity in 1998 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Issiah 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 Issiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,339
About 1 in 255,978 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1998
77 births
Total Registered
1,390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Issiah
Issiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,390 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Issiah as a male name
Ranked #11,432 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (77 births)
Issiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Issiah span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 656 babies were registered. Issiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Issiah by Decade
How has Issiah 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.
Issiah by State
Birth registrations for Issiah span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Arizona, Indiana, Ohio. On average, about 32 Issiahs were registered per state.
Issiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Issiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Issiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Issiah?
We estimate approximately 1,339 people named Issiah 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 255,978 Americans share this first name.
Is Issiah a common name?
Issiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Issiah most popular?
Issiah reached peak popularity in 1998, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Issiah is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Issiah a male name?
Issiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Issiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Issiah Smith, Issiah Johnson, Issiah 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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