Isai

Isai: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gift”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ee-SAH-ee · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Used especially in Spanish as a form of Isaiah or Jesse; in many cases it reflects Isaí, the Spanish form of Jesse. The biblical Jesse comes from Hebrew Yishai, of uncertain meaning often given as 'gift'.

How popular is Isai?

202463.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Isai in 2024211

2024 rank#1,066 boys

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 18807,185

Isai has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Isai

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • IsaiahYahweh is salvation · Hebrew
  • IzaiahYahweh is salvation · Hebrew
  • IsiahYahweh is salvation · Hebrew
  • EsaiGod is salvation · Hebrew
  • IzayahYahweh is salvation · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew

Isai questions

What does the name Isai mean?

Isai means "gift". It comes from Hebrew. Used especially in Spanish as a form of Isaiah or Jesse; in many cases it reflects Isaí, the Spanish form of Jesse. The biblical Jesse comes from Hebrew Yishai, of uncertain meaning often given as 'gift'.

Is Isai a boy or girl name?

Isai is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Isai?

211 US babies were named Isai in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Isai?

Isai is usually pronounced ee-SAH-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.