Given name
Issai
“one who is hairy”
Issai is a variant of Issay. One African interpretation is “one who is hairy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Issai is a variant of Issay. One African interpretation is “one who is hairy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Issai is a variant of Issay. An origin associated with Issay is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Issai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91
- 91 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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