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Issaiah

ih-SAY-uh /ɪˈseɪə/

At a glance

In short
Issaiah carries a warm, sun-drenched whisper of ancient promise, its Hebrew roots—“Yahweh is salvation”—woven through centuries of prophecy and poetry.
U.S. rank 2025
#8,243 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
9 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#3,075 in 2000
First recorded
1990

Meaning of Issaiah

Issaiah carries a warm, sun-drenched whisper of ancient promise, its Hebrew roots—“Yahweh is salvation”—woven through centuries of prophecy and poetry. Like a smooth guitar riff echoing in a Spanish plaza, the name rolls off the tongue with effortless rhythm, inviting visions of bright mornings and steadfast hope. In each syllable, families find both a nod to the great biblical seer and a touch of modern flair, a blend that feels as comforting as abuela’s embrace and as bold as a flamenco’s final flourish. Though its popularity remains sweetly understated, Issaiah stands out in any crowd, offering a timeless strength wrapped in a melody all its own—proof that sometimes the most memorable stories come in just the right number of letters.

How to pronounce Issaiah

English

Popularity of Issaiah in the U.S.

Issaiah was the #8,243 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 9 babies. It peaked at #3,075 in 2000. It first appears in the records in 1990.

Bar and line chart: Issaiah in the U.S., 1990–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 29 in 2002 and 9 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #3,075 in 2000, #8,243 in 2025.
  • Boys named Issaiah (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1990–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1990⁠–⁠2025 32 rows
Issaiah: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202598,243▲ 4,106
2024512,349▼ 3,428
202388,921▲ 1,942
2022610,863▼ 1,149
202179,714back (not recorded in 2020)
201979,756▼ 2,139
2018107,617▼ 522
2017117,095▼ 1,042
2016146,053▲ 6,033
2015512,086▼ 6,834
2014175,252▲ 152
2013165,404▼ 718
2012204,686▼ 27
2011204,659▼ 765
2010263,894▲ 384
2009234,278▲ 117
2008224,395▼ 804
2007293,591▲ 11
2006283,602▲ 862
2005194,464▼ 1,008
2004273,456▲ 1,160
2003174,616▼ 1,521
2002293,095▲ 1,207
2001184,302▼ 1,227
2000283,075▲ 1,266
1999164,341▼ 951
1998223,390▲ 3,228
199786,618▼ 2,222
1996144,396▲ 728
1995115,124back (not recorded in 1992–1994)
199176,519▲ 1,598
199058,117new