Jesiah

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?

2024106 per million US babies
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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.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

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.