boy's name
Issiah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,437
Issiah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Issiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 352 |
| 2000s | 656 |
| 2010s | 203 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Issiah?
In 2025, Issiah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Issiah 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 Issiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Issiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Issiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Issiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Issiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Issiah
How popular is the name Issiah?
In 2025, Issiah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Issiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Issiah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Issiah most popular?
Issiah peaked in 1998, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Issiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Issiah currently ranks #7,434 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.