boy's name
Yishai
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 532
Yishai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Yishai is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Yishai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 |
| 2000s | 134 |
| 2010s | 144 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 138 |
How popular is Yishai?
In 2025, Yishai was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yishai 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.
How Yishai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yishaï | Yishaï is Yishai written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #4,952. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Yishai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yishai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yishai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yishai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yishai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yishai
How popular is the name Yishai?
In 2025, Yishai was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yishai a girl's or a boy's name?
Yishai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yishai most popular?
Yishai peaked in 2025, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yishai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yishai currently ranks #3,577 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.