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Isiah

Isiah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Yahweh is salvation”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
eye-ZYE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Isiah is a variant spelling of Isaiah, from Hebrew Yeshayahu. The biblical prophet's name combines elements referring to salvation and the divine name.

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How popular is Isiah?

202444.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Isiah in 2024148

2024 rank#1,310 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188024,598

Isiah is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Isiah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Isiah questions

What does the name Isiah mean?

Isiah means "Yahweh is salvation". It comes from Hebrew. Isiah is a variant spelling of Isaiah, from Hebrew Yeshayahu. The biblical prophet's name combines elements referring to salvation and the divine name.

Is Isiah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Isiah?

148 US babies were named Isiah in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Isiah?

Isiah is usually pronounced eye-ZYE-uh.

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.