Given name
Issay
“one who is hairy”
Issay is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who is hairy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is hairy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
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
Issay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 5 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 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Issay’s family of names
Issay has a related form in Issai. Issay has a related form in Issae. Issay has a related form in Issaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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