boy's name
Essiah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 171
Essiah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
Essiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Essiah?
In 2025, Essiah was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Essiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Essiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Essiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Essiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Essiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Essiah
How popular is the name Essiah?
In 2025, Essiah was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Essiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Essiah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Essiah most popular?
Essiah peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Essiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Essiah currently ranks #4,975 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.