The baby name Issachar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IS-uh-kar (IPA: /ˈɪsəkɑr/).
Issachar is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Issachar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IS-uh-kar (IPA: /ˈɪsəkɑr/).
Issachar is Hebrew in Origin.
Issachar is a Hebrew biblical name (Hebrew: Yissakhar/Yissachar, sometimes Yiddish Yissokher), borne by Jacob and Leah’s ninth son and the eponymous ancestor of one of Israel’s twelve tribes. Its etymology is debated: Genesis links it to sakhar, “wages” or “reward,” yielding senses like “there is reward” or “man of hire,” echoing Leah’s explanation after the mandrakes episode. Later tradition associates the Tribe of Issachar with learning and discernment, “men who understood the times” (1 Chronicles 12:32).
The name saw occasional use in English, especially among 17th‑century Puritans and in Jewish communities across Europe, and today remains rare but recognizable. Variants and transliterations include Issachar, Yissachar, Yissakhar, and Isachar; in Romance languages, forms like Isacar also appear. Common modern pronunciations are ISS-uh-kar in English and yee-sah-KHAR in Hebrew. Potential nicknames include Izzy in anglophone contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
Issachar is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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