US rank #7425 Boys' name Peak 2007 781 births

Isayah — #7425 US boys' name

781 babies named Isayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s682000s3722010s2692020s72
#7425
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Isayah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

46 babies were named Isayah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 781 babies named Isayah between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isayah currently holds the #7425 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 372 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Isayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Isayah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isayah 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 781 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.

Isayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

781

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2007

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,425

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
46
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Isayah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
372 births that decade — 48% of Isayah's all-time total
1990s682000s3722010s2692020s72

Isayah by state

Where Isayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Isayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
60 7.7%
#2 Texas
29 3.7%
#3 New York
12 1.5%
#4 Florida
10 1.3%
California share of Isayah's total US births 7.7%
Even split

60 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isayah?
781 babies have been named Isayah since 1992. It currently ranks #7425 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 46 births.
When was Isayah most popular?
Isayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Isayah most popular?
The top states for the name Isayah are California (60 births), Texas (29 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Isayah been used?
Isayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isaac, Isaiah, Isaias, Isai, 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, 1992–2024 (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.