Isaiah Overview
Isaiah Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Isaiah?
The name Isaiah means “Yahweh is salvation” or “salvation of the Lord.” The name has a connection to faith and the divine, emphasizing the belief in God’s power to save and deliver.
What Is the Origin of The Name Isaiah?
Isaiah is of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yeshayahu. It has ancient roots and is prominently featured in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament.
Isaiah was a major prophet who authored the Book of Isaiah, known for his prophecies and messages from God to the people of Israel.
Isaiah Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Isaiah
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 56 (+2 from 2022) | 5121 (-288 from 2022) | 0.27966 |
2022 | 58 (-2 from 2021) | 5409 (-302 from 2021) | 0.28879 |
2021 | 56 (-5 from 2020) | 5711 (-372 from 2020) | 0.30481 |
2020 | 51 (+2 from 2019) | 6083 (-124 from 2019) | 0.32887 |
2019 | 53 (-2 from 2018) | 6207 (-498 from 2018) | 0.32298 |
2018 | 51 (-5 from 2017) | 6705 (-542 from 2017) | 0.34495 |
2017 | 46 (+1 from 2016) | 7247 (-313 from 2016) | 0.36617 |
2016 | 47 (+2 from 2015) | 7560 (-87 from 2015) | 0.37322 |
2015 | 49 (-1 from 2014) | 7647 (-5 from 2014) | 0.37404 |
2014 | 48 (-4 from 2013) | 7652 (-247 from 2013) | 0.37341 |
2013 | 44 (-2 from 2012) | 7899 (-280 from 2012) | 0.39090 |
2012 | 42 (+1 from 2011) | 8179 (-371 from 2011) | 0.40307 |
2011 | 43 No change from 2010 | 8550 (-36 from 2010) | 0.42089 |
2010 | 43 (-2 from 2009) | 8586 (-669 from 2009) | 0.41793 |
2009 | 41 (+1 from 2008) | 9255 (-411 from 2008) | 0.43637 |
2008 | 42 (+1 from 2007) | 9666 (-456 from 2007) | 0.44331 |
2007 | 43 (-4 from 2006) | 10122 (-336 from 2006) | 0.45696 |
2006 | 39 (+6 from 2005) | 10458 (+931 from 2005) | 0.47702 |
2005 | 45 No change from 2004 | 9527 (+263 from 2004) | 0.44784 |
2004 | 45 (+4 from 2003) | 9264 (+364 from 2003) | 0.43835 |
2003 | 49 (-4 from 2002) | 8900 (-65 from 2002) | 0.42357 |
2002 | 45 (-2 from 2001) | 8965 (+379 from 2001) | 0.43379 |
2001 | 43 (+4 from 2000) | 8586 (+557 from 2000) | 0.41510 |
2000 | 47 (+4 from 1999) | 8029 (+529 from 1999) | 0.38447 |
1999 | 51 (+8 from 1998) | 7500 (+1013 from 1998) | 0.36783 |
1998 | 59 (+1 from 1997) | 6487 (+484 from 1997) | 0.31993 |
1997 | 60 (+11 from 1996) | 6003 (+679 from 1996) | 0.30048 |
1996 | 71 (+38 from 1995) | 5324 (+1849 from 1995) | 0.26570 |
1995 | 109 (+60 from 1994) | 3475 (+1605 from 1994) | 0.17277 |
1994 | 169 (+35 from 1993) | 1870 (+373 from 1993) | 0.09174 |
1993 | 204 (+8 from 1992) | 1497 (+48 from 1992) | 0.07248 |
1992 | 212 (-4 from 1991) | 1449 (-43 from 1991) | 0.06903 |
1991 | 208 (-3 from 1990) | 1492 (+4 from 1990) | 0.07039 |
1990 | 205 (+22 from 1989) | 1488 (+298 from 1989) | 0.06914 |
1989 | 227 (+17 from 1988) | 1190 (+212 from 1988) | 0.05678 |
1988 | 244 (+23 from 1987) | 978 (+158 from 1987) | 0.04884 |
1987 | 267 (+56 from 1986) | 820 (+201 from 1986) | 0.04205 |
1986 | 323 (-4 from 1985) | 619 (-11 from 1985) | 0.03221 |
1985 | 319 No change from 1984 | 630 (+25 from 1984) | 0.03274 |
1984 | 319 (+17 from 1983) | 605 (+52 from 1983) | 0.03224 |
1983 | 336 (+11 from 1982) | 553 (+16 from 1982) | 0.02967 |
1982 | 347 (+49 from 1981) | 537 (+116 from 1981) | 0.02846 |
1981 | 396 (+42 from 1980) | 421 (+66 from 1980) | 0.02261 |
1980 | 438 (+44 from 1979) | 355 (+60 from 1979) | 0.01914 |
1979 | 482 No change from 1978 | 295 (+12 from 1978) | 0.01647 |
1978 | 482 (+38 from 1977) | 283 (+29 from 1977) | 0.01656 |
1977 | 520 (+58 from 1976) | 254 (+56 from 1976) | 0.01486 |
1976 | 578 (+134 from 1975) | 198 (+63 from 1975) | 0.01213 |
1975 | 712 (+60 from 1974) | 135 (+26 from 1974) | 0.00832 |
1974 | 772 (+80 from 1973) | 109 (+23 from 1973) | 0.00669 |
1973 | 852 (+35 from 1972) | 86 (+4 from 1972) | 0.00533 |
1972 | 887 (-1 from 1971) | 82 (-2 from 1971) | 0.00490 |
1971 | 886 (+257 from 1970) | 84 (+32 from 1970) | 0.00462 |
1970 | 1143 (-117 from 1969) | 52 (-4 from 1969) | 0.00273 |
1969 | 1026 (-128 from 1968) | 56 (-8 from 1968) | 0.00306 |
1968 | 898 (+83 from 1967) | 64 (+9 from 1967) | 0.00360 |
1967 | 981 (-121 from 1966) | 55 (-16 from 1966) | 0.00309 |
1966 | 860 (+21 from 1965) | 71 (+2 from 1965) | 0.00391 |
1965 | 881 (+64 from 1964) | 69 (+4 from 1964) | 0.00364 |
1964 | 945 (+2 from 1963) | 65 (+2 from 1963) | 0.00321 |
1963 | 947 (-162 from 1962) | 63 (-31 from 1962) | 0.00305 |
1962 | 785 (-1 from 1961) | 94 No change from 1961 | 0.00447 |
1961 | 784 (-8 from 1960) | 94 (-2 from 1960) | 0.00436 |
1960 | 776 (-13 from 1959) | 96 (-4 from 1959) | 0.00443 |
1959 | 763 (+15 from 1958) | 100 (+8 from 1958) | 0.00462 |
1958 | 778 (-78 from 1957) | 92 (-26 from 1957) | 0.00427 |
1957 | 700 (+45 from 1956) | 118 (+21 from 1956) | 0.00539 |
1956 | 745 (-76 from 1955) | 97 (-23 from 1955) | 0.00452 |
1955 | 669 (-36 from 1954) | 120 (-15 from 1954) | 0.00574 |
1954 | 633 (+44 from 1953) | 135 (+23 from 1953) | 0.00652 |
1953 | 677 (-69 from 1952) | 112 (-22 from 1952) | 0.00559 |
1952 | 608 (-7 from 1951) | 134 No change from 1951 | 0.00679 |
1951 | 601 (-23 from 1950) | 134 (-4 from 1950) | 0.00701 |
1950 | 578 (-23 from 1949) | 138 (-8 from 1949) | 0.00759 |
1949 | 555 (+8 from 1948) | 146 (+6 from 1948) | 0.00810 |
1948 | 563 (+23 from 1947) | 140 (+6 from 1947) | 0.00785 |
1947 | 586 (-13 from 1946) | 134 (+9 from 1946) | 0.00721 |
1946 | 573 (-18 from 1945) | 125 (+9 from 1945) | 0.00757 |
1945 | 555 (+84 from 1944) | 116 (+23 from 1944) | 0.00846 |
1944 | 639 (-40 from 1943) | 93 (-18 from 1943) | 0.00669 |
1943 | 599 (+30 from 1942) | 111 (+10 from 1942) | 0.00763 |
1942 | 629 (-65 from 1941) | 101 (-13 from 1941) | 0.00717 |
1941 | 564 (-9 from 1940) | 114 (+1 from 1940) | 0.00908 |
1940 | 555 (+92 from 1939) | 113 (+29 from 1939) | 0.00953 |
1939 | 647 (-88 from 1938) | 84 (-24 from 1938) | 0.00741 |
1938 | 559 (-14 from 1937) | 108 (-6 from 1937) | 0.00950 |
1937 | 545 (+17 from 1936) | 114 (+9 from 1936) | 0.01042 |
1936 | 562 (+23 from 1935) | 105 (+8 from 1935) | 0.00987 |
1935 | 585 (+26 from 1934) | 97 (+3 from 1934) | 0.00907 |
1934 | 611 (-54 from 1933) | 94 (-11 from 1933) | 0.00885 |
1933 | 557 (+8 from 1932) | 105 (-4 from 1932) | 0.01029 |
1932 | 565 (+11 from 1931) | 109 (+5 from 1931) | 0.01014 |
1931 | 576 (-23 from 1930) | 104 (-15 from 1930) | 0.00972 |
1930 | 553 (-47 from 1929) | 119 (-16 from 1929) | 0.01054 |
1929 | 506 (+52 from 1928) | 135 (+15 from 1928) | 0.01219 |
1928 | 558 (+11 from 1927) | 120 (+3 from 1927) | 0.01052 |
1927 | 569 (-26 from 1926) | 117 (-8 from 1926) | 0.01007 |
1926 | 543 (+3 from 1925) | 125 (-2 from 1925) | 0.01091 |
1925 | 546 (-8 from 1924) | 127 (-11 from 1924) | 0.01103 |
1924 | 538 (+22 from 1923) | 138 (+15 from 1923) | 0.01180 |
1923 | 560 (-51 from 1922) | 123 (-25 from 1922) | 0.01086 |
1922 | 509 (+102 from 1921) | 148 (+41 from 1921) | 0.01315 |
1921 | 611 (-52 from 1920) | 107 (-15 from 1920) | 0.00940 |
1920 | 559 (-56 from 1919) | 122 (-17 from 1919) | 0.01108 |
1919 | 503 (+16 from 1918) | 139 (+6 from 1918) | 0.01369 |
1918 | 519 (+47 from 1917) | 133 (+25 from 1917) | 0.01268 |
1917 | 566 (-21 from 1916) | 108 (-2 from 1916) | 0.01126 |
1916 | 545 (+50 from 1915) | 110 (+18 from 1915) | 0.01191 |
1915 | 595 (+14 from 1914) | 92 (+24 from 1914) | 0.01044 |
1914 | 609 (-70 from 1913) | 68 (+4 from 1913) | 0.00995 |
1913 | 539 (-29 from 1912) | 64 (+5 from 1912) | 0.01193 |
1912 | 510 (+4 from 1911) | 59 (+26 from 1911) | 0.01307 |
1911 | 514 (-74 from 1910) | 33 (-6 from 1910) | 0.01367 |
1910 | 440 (-32 from 1909) | 39 (+3 from 1909) | 0.01870 |
1909 | 408 (+5 from 1908) | 36 (+3 from 1908) | 0.02035 |
1908 | 413 (+35 from 1907) | 33 (+6 from 1907) | 0.01984 |
1907 | 448 (+17 from 1906) | 27 (+4 from 1906) | 0.01703 |
1906 | 465 (+12 from 1905) | 23 (+1 from 1905) | 0.01596 |
1905 | 477 (-60 from 1904) | 22 (-3 from 1904) | 0.01536 |
1904 | 417 (-6 from 1903) | 25 (+2 from 1903) | 0.01805 |
1903 | 411 (-7 from 1902) | 23 (-2 from 1902) | 0.01779 |
1902 | 404 (+62 from 1901) | 25 (+8 from 1901) | 0.01883 |
1901 | 466 (-73 from 1900) | 17 (-15 from 1900) | 0.01471 |
1900 | 393 (-62 from 1899) | 32 (+3 from 1899) | 0.01974 |
1899 | 331 (+78 from 1898) | 29 (+6 from 1898) | 0.02517 |
1898 | 409 (-25 from 1897) | 23 (-1 from 1897) | 0.01741 |
1897 | 384 (+33 from 1896) | 24 (+2 from 1896) | 0.01968 |
1896 | 417 (-27 from 1895) | 22 (-2 from 1895) | 0.01705 |
1895 | 390 (-99 from 1894) | 24 (-12 from 1894) | 0.01895 |
1894 | 291 (+128 from 1893) | 36 (+17 from 1893) | 0.02882 |
1893 | 419 (-35 from 1892) | 19 (-5 from 1892) | 0.01570 |
1892 | 384 (-20 from 1891) | 24 (+2 from 1891) | 0.01826 |
1891 | 364 (-94 from 1890) | 22 (-19 from 1890) | 0.02013 |
1890 | 270 (+255 from 1889) | 41 (+28 from 1889) | 0.03425 |
1889 | 525 (-201 from 1888) | 13 (-18 from 1888) | 0.01092 |
1888 | 324 (-48 from 1887) | 31 (-3 from 1887) | 0.02386 |
1887 | 276 (+12 from 1886) | 34 (-1 from 1886) | 0.03110 |
1886 | 288 (+24 from 1885) | 35 (+6 from 1885) | 0.02940 |
1885 | 312 (+57 from 1884) | 29 (+6 from 1884) | 0.02501 |
1884 | 369 (-71 from 1883) | 23 (-7 from 1883) | 0.01874 |
1883 | 298 (-15 from 1882) | 30 (-7 from 1882) | 0.02667 |
1882 | 283 (-7 from 1881) | 37 (+5 from 1881) | 0.03032 |
1881 | 276 (-9 from 1880) | 32 (-8 from 1880) | 0.02955 |
1880 | 267 First SSA data recorded | 40 First SSA data recorded | 0.03378 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Isaiah
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#382021 | #382022 | #362023 |
Texas (TX)
#422021 | #512022 | #552023 |
Florida (FL)
#392021 | #522022 | #572023 |
New York (NY)
#822021 | #982022 | #892023 |
Ohio (OH)
#642021 | #812022 | #712023 |
Illinois (IL)
#572021 | #752022 | #492023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#762021 | #812022 | #562023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#772021 | #772022 | #852023 |
Georgia (GA)
#552021 | #502022 | #542023 |
Virginia (VA)
#622021 | #652022 | #672023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#432021 | #552022 | #322023 |
Michigan (MI)
#472021 | #632022 | #412023 |
Indiana (IN)
#482021 | #352022 | #532023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1032021 | #882022 | #1032023 |
Washington (WA)
#472021 | #592022 | #552023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#812021 | #632022 | #742023 |
Colorado (CO)
#742021 | #582022 | #722023 |
Maryland (MD)
#572021 | #652022 | #722023 |
Missouri (MO)
#652021 | #592022 | #472023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#652021 | #792022 | #712023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#452021 | #612022 | #802023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#962021 | #732022 | #872023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#302021 | #462022 | #232023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#432021 | #692022 | #892023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#1222021 | #922022 | #912023 |
Alabama (AL)
#612021 | #402022 | #802023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#532021 | #992022 | #572023 |
Oregon (OR)
#432021 | #392022 | #722023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#722021 | #752022 | #1162023 |
Kansas (KS)
#822021 | #712022 | #692023 |
Nevada (NV)
#252021 | #422022 | #272023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#752021 | #452022 | #952023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#872021 | #1232022 | #922023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#362021 | #382022 | #432023 |
Iowa (IA)
#622021 | #772022 | #662023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#182021 | #112022 | #492023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#752021 | #802022 | #972023 |
Utah (UT)
#1392021 | #1182022 | #1642023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#952021 | #1352022 | #1472023 |
Idaho (ID)
#742021 | #802022 | #702023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#1132021 | #1012022 | #1392023 |
Maine (ME)
#1312021 | #1092022 | #752023 |
Alaska (AK)
#862021 | #242022 | #1612023 |
Delaware (DE)
#722021 | #822022 | #1082023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#542021 | #742022 | #1182023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#532021 | #1182022 | #792023 |
Montana (MT)
#1362021 | #1002022 | #1222023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#812021 | #1352022 | #1432023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#672021 | #1052022 | #1632023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#872015 | #1322018 | #972019 |
Vermont (VT)
#1162015 | #1262018 | #1302019 |
Popularity Rankings for Isaiah in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#442019 | #22020 | #162023 |
Popularity in Canada
#732021 | #772022 | #1052023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#782020 | #982021 | #792023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#892021 | #1082022 | #942023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1892019 | #1642020 | #1722021 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2452017 | #3002018 | #2092020 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#2652020 | #2622021 | #2142022 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#3262021 | #4142022 | #2322023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5872020 | #3662021 | #3942022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#3902021 | #6572022 | #3962023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#4772021 | #3922022 |
Popularity in Sweden
#4602022 | #7072023 |
Popularity in Germany
#4932023 |
Popularity in Poland
#7322015 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Isaiah a Name for Boys or Girls?
The name Isaiah is mainly used for boys due to its strong connections with the male prophet Isaiah.
The name is mainly adopted in many Christian communities and region influenced by biblical traditions.
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