Isaiah
From the Hebrew Yesha'yahu, Yahweh is salvation, borne by the prophet whose book opens the latter prophets. The English spelling comes by way of Greek and Latin.
Isaiah in 2025
Isaiah was given to 5,273 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 98th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 629 babies born.
The history of Isaiah
Isaiah reached its highest point in 2006, when 10,483 babies were given the name, ranking 59th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 254,710 babies have been named Isaiah. Half of them were born before 2008, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Isaiah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Isaiah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 304 | 508 |
| 1890s | 264 | 662 |
| 1900s | 263 | 1,017 |
| 1910s | 845 | 1,090 |
| 1920s | 1,262 | 1,082 |
| 1930s | 1,039 | 1,143 |
| 1940s | 1,194 | 1,181 |
| 1950s | 1,180 | 1,279 |
| 1960s | 727 | 1,842 |
| 1970s | 1,583 | 1,075 |
| 1980s | 6,765 | 458 |
| 1990s | 36,756 | 90 |
| 2000s | 93,053 | 59 |
| 2010s | 76,458 | 60 |
| 2020s | 33,017 | 79 |
Where Isaiah is heading
Isaiah has fallen 31% over the past decade, from 7,676 babies in 2015 to 5,273 in 2025.
Names like Isaiah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Isaiah.