Issei
Issei or Issey is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Issei Endō , Japanese baseball player Issei Futamata , Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator Issei Kato , Japanese association football player Issei Kitagawa , Japanese politician Issei Koga , Japanese politician Issei Mamehara , Japanese singer and actor, member of JO1 Issey Miyake , Japanese fashion…
Meaning & Origin of Issei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Issei or Issey is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Issei Endō , Japanese baseball player Issei Futamata , Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator Issei Kato , Japanese association football player Issei Kitagawa , Japanese politician Issei Koga , Japanese politician Issei Mamehara , Japanese singer and actor, member of JO1 Issey Miyake , Japanese fashion…
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The Story of Issei
Issei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 9 Isseis were born — ranking #8,210 that year. As of 2026, Issei ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Isseis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Issei
Issei is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Issei's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #8,210. Use the chart and map above to compare Issei'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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