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Yishai

Boy

Meaning of Yishai: Hebrew: 'gift'

Yishai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3468th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3468

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

445

First recorded 1990 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 7 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 25 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Yishai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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