How Many People Are Named Issachar?
people named Issachar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,136,155 people in the US has this name
Based on 162 babies named Issachar in Social Security records from 1976 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "man of hire" or "there is reward", from Hebrew Χ©ΧΦΈΧΦ·Χ¨ (shakhar) "hire, wage, reward". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve sons of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. A justification for the name's meaning is given in Genesis 30:18.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Issachar in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Issachar alive today is about 10 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 14 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Issachar first appears in the records in 1976 and was given most often in 2019, to 20 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1976 to 2025
π Rank History
Issachar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,865, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #6,597.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,597 |
| Best rank | #4,865 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,811 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Issachar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Issachar were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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