Issaiah — #12857 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Issaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Issaiah between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Issaiah currently holds the #12857 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issaiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Issaiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Issaiah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issaiah 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 495 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.