Isaia
Isaia is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
- Old Church Slavic
Meaning & Origin of Isaia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isaia is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Old Church Slavic
The Story of Isaia
Isaia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 26 births, good for #3,892 nationwide. About 38% of every Isaia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Isaia ranks #6,608 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 497 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Isaia
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Isaia Cordinier (born 1996), French basketball player
- Isaia Gonewai , Fijian politician
- Isaia Italeli (1960s–2011), Tuvaluan politician
- Isaia Răcăciuni (1900–1976), Romanian writer and editor
- Isaia Rasila (1969–2010), Fijian rugby union player
- Isaia Taape , Tuvaluan politician
- Isaia Toeava (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
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Names that sound like Isaia
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About the name Isaia
Isaia is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 497 births in the dataset. Isaia's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Isaia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.