Issachar
Issachar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek.
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Issachar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Issachar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Issachar
American parents first put Issachar on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 20 Issachars were born — ranking #4,805 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Issachars. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 149 Issachars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Issachar
Issachar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Issachar's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Issachar'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.