Given name
Isan
“of iron”·“a strong-willed woman”
Isan is a variant of Isen. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of iron.” Isan is a variant of Isana. One German interpretation is “a strong-willed woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Isan is a variant of Isen. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of iron.” Isan is a variant of Isana. One German interpretation is “a strong-willed woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Isan is a variant of Isen. An origin associated with Isen is Anglo-Saxon. Isan is a variant of Isana. An origin associated with Isana is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74
- 74 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,881 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,881 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isan’s family of names
Isan has a related form in Isana. Isan has a related form in Isen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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