Issachar comes from the Biblical / Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning There is reward.
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How popular is Issachar?
2019peak year
Issachar has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8744), with about 10 babies named Issachar each year. In 2019, 20 babies received the name (ranked #4868). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 149.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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