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Isiah

Boy

Meaning of Isiah: Hebrew: 'God is salvation'

Isiah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1481st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1481

120 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,721

First recorded 1880 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 98 babies1982: 114 babies1983: 104 babies1984: 120 babies1985: 130 babies1986: 107 babies1987: 205 babies1988: 302 babies1989: 409 babies1990: 511 babies19901991: 449 babies1992: 392 babies1993: 323 babies1994: 360 babies1995: 488 babies1996: 664 babies1997: 741 babies1998: 768 babies1999: 781 babies2000: 797 babies20002001: 822 babies2002: 746 babies2003: 739 babies2004: 712 babies2005: 742 babies2006: 730 babies2007: 627 babies2008: 635 babies2009: 497 babies2010: 424 babies20102011: 366 babies2012: 293 babies2013: 266 babies2014: 187 babies2015: 179 babies2016: 197 babies2017: 170 babies2018: 169 babies2019: 157 babies2020: 131 babies20202021: 138 babies2022: 141 babies2023: 132 babies2024: 149 babies2025: 120 babies
US babies named Isiah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 822.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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