Issac Bruce
There are approximately 4 people named Issac Bruce living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Issac with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bruce. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Issac
22K
Alive today
Named Bruce
58K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 22K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2008
Average age: 26
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (49.3%)
Estimated bearers: 58K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #652
Per 100K: 17.02
Top ancestry: White (74.3%)
First name trend
Issac: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Issac. The peak year was 2008 with 820 births. The average person named Issac today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Issac
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Issac, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 49.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Issac described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Issac at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino49.3% · 10,526
- White27.7% · 5,914
- Black or African American15.2% · 3,241
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 749
- Two or more races3.3% · 702
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 232
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bruce surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bruce, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bruce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bruce at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.3% · 37,810
- Black or African American15.7% · 7,986
- Two or more races4.4% · 2,254
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 1,827
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 536
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 466
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Issac has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0063% of the US population, based on 21,735 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Issac right now.
The surname Bruce appears at a rate of 17.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0170%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Issac Bruce. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Issac Bruce: questions and answers
How many people are named Issac Bruce?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Issac Bruce. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0063%) with the surname frequency (17.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Issac Bruce?
We classify Issac Bruce as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Issac a male or female name?
Issac is predominantly male. Out of 24,304 total SSA registrations, 99.9% were male and 0.1% were female. See the full Issac profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Issac Bruce?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Issac Bruce is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.