Across the world, 磯 (Исо 
, 磯 
) is a rare masculine given name. The first name 磯 is habitual in Tajikistan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare male name, and Bulgaria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Tajikistan, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Very seldom, 磯 is the last name as well as the forename.