Jessiah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend of Jesse and Josiah”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- juh-SIGH-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (86% of all uses)
Jessiah is a modern formed name, likely influenced by Jesse, Josiah, and similar biblical names. It does not have a single traditional historical etymology as a distinct name.
How popular is Jessiah?
Babies named Jessiah in 2024113
2024 rank#1,646 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18802,538
Jessiah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jessiah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
- Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
- Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
- Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
- Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
- Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)
Jessiah questions
What does the name Jessiah mean?
Jessiah means "modern blend of Jesse and Josiah". It comes from American (modern coinage). Jessiah is a modern formed name, likely influenced by Jesse, Josiah, and similar biblical names. It does not have a single traditional historical etymology as a distinct name.
Is Jessiah a boy or girl name?
Jessiah is mainly a boy's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jessiah?
113 US babies were named Jessiah in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Jessiah?
Jessiah is usually pronounced juh-SIGH-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.