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Isai

Boy

Meaning of Isai: Hebrew: 'God is salvation'

Isai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1099th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1099

197 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,385

First recorded 1966 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 27 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 46 babies1989: 83 babies1990: 92 babies19901991: 90 babies1992: 88 babies1993: 93 babies1994: 114 babies1995: 128 babies1996: 149 babies1997: 141 babies1998: 144 babies1999: 179 babies2000: 167 babies20002001: 206 babies2002: 250 babies2003: 243 babies2004: 275 babies2005: 274 babies2006: 305 babies2007: 333 babies2008: 310 babies2009: 270 babies2010: 241 babies20102011: 237 babies2012: 217 babies2013: 191 babies2014: 168 babies2015: 197 babies2016: 185 babies2017: 195 babies2018: 193 babies2019: 207 babies2020: 161 babies20202021: 168 babies2022: 160 babies2023: 199 babies2024: 212 babies2025: 197 babies
US babies named Isai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 333.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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