Isais
Isais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1937. Its single species, Isais leipoxaides, described by the same author in the same year, is found in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Meaning & Origin of Isais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1937. Its single species, Isais leipoxaides, described by the same author in the same year, is found in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Story of Isais
Isais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 14 Isaiss were born — ranking #6,095 that year. As of 2026, Isais ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 201 Isaiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Isais
Isais is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 201 births in the dataset. Isais's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,095. Use the chart and map above to compare Isais's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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