Issam is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Issam is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,190 for boy births in the United States (and #23,088 across all names), given to 6 babies. Issam first appears in 1975 and peaked in 2021 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,190 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,037 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,970 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,578 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,471 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,139 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,348 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,133 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,173 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #12,975 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,829 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,106 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,764 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,389 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,274 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #7,928 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #12,771 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,434 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,245 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,434 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,904 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,580 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,332 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,033 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,956 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,355 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,420 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,943 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,413 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,522 |