Isamu
Meaning
courage, vigor
Famously borne by Isamu Noguchi, sculptor and designer behind the Noguchi table and Akari light sculptures.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Isamu has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
118 people · the #36,689 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 72
Among people named Isamu living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Isamu
Most people given the name Isamu in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Isamu deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Isamu truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Isamu fits with your family’s names and surname.
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