Yissocher
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "he will bring reward" or "bearer of reward".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Yissocher. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yissocher today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yissocher births was 2020 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yissocher. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yissocher. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2020
5 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,983
Tracked since 2020
Popularity
Yissocher: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yissocher by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yissocher during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Yissocher
The name Yissocher originates from the Hebrew language and culture. It is derived from the biblical Hebrew name Issachar, which means "he will bring a reward" or "there is recompense." The name has its roots in ancient Semitic languages and can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).
The name Yissocher is associated with one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob, who later became one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob and Leah, and his name is mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
The name Yissocher has been used throughout Jewish history and is found in various religious texts and historical records. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name comes from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which date back to the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE.
In the Middle Ages, the name Yissocher was relatively common among Jewish communities in Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Yissocher Berish Ashkenazi (1670-1752), a prominent Lithuanian Jewish scholar and author who wrote several influential works on Jewish law and ethics.
Another historical figure with the name Yissocher was Yissocher Ber Rivlin (1838-1897), a Russian-born Hebrew writer and educator who played a significant role in the revival of the Hebrew language and literature in the late 19th century.
In more recent times, Yissocher has been relatively uncommon as a first name, but it has been used by several notable individuals, including Yissocher Frand (born 1945), an American Orthodox rabbi and Torah scholar, and Yissocher Hershenhorn (1941-2022), a South African-born Israeli rabbi and rosh yeshiva (head of a Talmudic academy).
Other individuals who have borne the name Yissocher include Yissocher Dov Rokeach (1854-1926), the fourth Rebbe of the Belzer Hasidic dynasty in Galicia, and Yissocher Avitchzer (1862-1941), a Lithuanian-born Hebrew author and educator who lived in Palestine during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
While the name Yissocher has its roots in ancient Hebrew tradition, it has been carried on through various Jewish communities and has been borne by notable figures throughout history, reflecting its enduring cultural and religious significance.
People
Yissocher + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yissocher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
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FAQ
Yissocher: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yissocher?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yissocher going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Yissocher a common name?
We classify Yissocher as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yissocher most popular?
The single biggest year for Yissocher was 2020, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yissocher is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yissocher in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yissocher a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yissocher in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yissocher still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yissocher in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yissocher can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Yissocher?
See how many Americans are named Yissocher on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.