Issei

Issei Meaning & Origin

About Issei
The name "Issei" is of Japanese origin and typically given to boys. It means "first generation" or "first-born" and is often used to refer to individuals who are the first in their family to be born or immigrate to a new country. The name carries a sense of significance and represents the beginning of a new lineage or a fresh start.

🌍 Origin
📏 Name Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Issei are male.

Issei Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -22.22% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AS
🗽 NYSIIS
IA
🔊 Soundex
I200
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 S IY1
🌐 IPA
/issei*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Issei in Braille

Here's how to represent Issei in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Issei in braille

How to Spell the Name Issei in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Issei using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Issei in sign language

Numerology