Total births
149
US rank #7516 Boys' name Peak 2023 149 births
Esaiah — #7516 US boys' name
149 babies named Esaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#7516
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 47% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Esaiah was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
13 babies were named Esaiah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Esaiah
The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Esaiah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esaiah currently holds the #7516 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Esaiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Esaiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Esaiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 149 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Esaiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,516
Active since
2003
Esaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Esaiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 65 births that decade — 44% of Esaiah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esaiah? ▼
149 babies have been named Esaiah since 2003. It currently ranks #7516 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 13 births.
When was Esaiah most popular? ▼
Esaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Esaiah been used? ▼
Esaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esaiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esau, Esai, Esaias, Esa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.