Isaiah
Boy nameIsaiah has been given to 254,710 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2006 and currently ranks #57 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/
From Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas) from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
254,710
Peak year
2006 (10,483 babies)
Rank in 2025
#57 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -31%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Isaiah
Isaiah
Biblical character
Isaiah Berlin
Russo-British-Latvian Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909–1997)
Isaiah Washington
American actor (born 1963)
Isaiah Thomas
American basketball player (born 1989)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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