Isaiah
Isaiah is a masculine name of biblical origin. It comes from the Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation'. The best known Isaiah is a prophet, in the Book of Isaiah. In Ruthenia, the name Isaiah pervaded from Greek, in the form of Isaija, as well as in the abbreviated form Isaj, which in the fifteenth century was popular in Halic Rus, then connected to Poland for a hundred years.
Meaning & Origin of Isaiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isaiah is a masculine name of biblical origin. It comes from the Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation'. The best known Isaiah is a prophet, in the Book of Isaiah. In Ruthenia, the name Isaiah pervaded from Greek, in the form of Isaija, as well as in the abbreviated form Isaj, which in the fifteenth century was popular in Halic Rus, then connected to Poland for a hundred years.
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The Story of Isaiah
Isaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 40 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 10,459 Isaiahs were born — ranking #39 that year. As of 2026, Isaiah ranks #60 for baby boys with 4,942 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 259K Isaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Isaiah
Isaiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 259K births in the dataset. Isaiah's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #39. Use the chart and map above to compare Isaiah'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 .
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