Isamu
Isamu is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Isamu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isamu is a masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Isamu
The earliest SSA record of Isamu as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Isamu — #1,120 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Isamu on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Isamu last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 562 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Isamu
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Isamu Akasaki (赤崎 勇, 1929–2021), Japanese scientist
- Isamu Chō (長 勇, 1895–1945), Japanese general
- Isamu Fujisawa ( 藤澤 勇 ; born 1987) , Japanese racewalker
- Isamu Ihara ( 井原 勇 ; 1926–2007) , Japanese politician
- Isamu Imakake , director of Captain Tsubasa
- Isamu Imoto ( 井本 勇 ; 1925–2018) , Japanese politician
- Isamu Jordan (1975–2013) American journalist, musician, and professor
- Isamu Kainoyama ( 海乃山 勇 ; 1940–1997) , Japanese sumo wrestler
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Names that sound like Isamu
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About the name Isamu
Isamu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 562 births in the dataset. Isamu's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Isamu'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.