Issie
Lake Ikeda is in Ikeda Caldera located 40 km (25 mi) south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) and a shoreline length of 15 km (9.3 mi).
Meaning & Origin of Issie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lake Ikeda is in Ikeda Caldera located 40 km (25 mi) south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) and a shoreline length of 15 km (9.3 mi).
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The Story of Issie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Issie as a girl name dates back to 1922, when 6 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Issie — #4,444 in the national rankings. Issie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1922, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Issie as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Issie — #4,179 in the national rankings. Issie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1918, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Issie
Issie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Issie's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #4,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Issie'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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