Jesiah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh helps”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- juh-SYE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (85% of all uses)
Jesiah is usually treated as a modern spelling influenced by biblical names such as Josiah and Isaiah, and likely reflects the Hebrew element meaning 'Yahweh helps.' It can also overlap with Jesaiah, a biblical name form.
How popular is Jesiah?
Babies named Jesiah in 2024354
2024 rank#804 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18804,859
Jesiah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jesiah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jesiah questions
What does the name Jesiah mean?
Jesiah means "Yahweh helps". It comes from Hebrew. Jesiah is usually treated as a modern spelling influenced by biblical names such as Josiah and Isaiah, and likely reflects the Hebrew element meaning 'Yahweh helps.' It can also overlap with Jesaiah, a biblical name form.
Is Jesiah a boy or girl name?
Jesiah is mainly a boy's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jesiah?
354 US babies were named Jesiah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jesiah?
Jesiah is usually pronounced juh-SYE-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.