boy's name
Isiah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 25,702
Scotland
#886
2022 births
Isiah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 120 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 822 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,628 babies in the United States is given this name.
Isiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 251 |
| 1890s | 313 |
| 1900s | 340 |
| 1910s | 894 |
| 1920s | 1,270 |
| 1930s | 964 |
| 1940s | 1,056 |
| 1950s | 1,009 |
| 1960s | 687 |
| 1970s | 541 |
| 1980s | 1,653 |
| 1990s | 5,477 |
| 2000s | 7,047 |
| 2010s | 2,408 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 811 |
How popular is Isiah?
In 2025, Isiah was given to 120 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Isiah is used
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 Isiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Isiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Isiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Isiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Isiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Isiah
How popular is the name Isiah?
In 2025, Isiah was given to 120 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Isiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Isiah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Isiah most popular?
Isiah peaked in 2001, when 822 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Isiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Isiah currently ranks #1,485 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.