Boys' name · since 2000

Jesaiah

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 300 babies named Jesaiah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,766 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
300
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

300 babies have been named Jesaiah since 2000, making it today's #5766 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesaiah has been recorded 300 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #5766 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #10,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,766 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 300 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesaiah ranks #10,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,766 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 300 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,766 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
300
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.6%
Jesaiah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jesaiah's 300 recorded births place it above 76.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Jesaiah compares

300 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jesaiah's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jesaiah Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 300 369 358,536
Peak-year births 23 34 22,252

Jesaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jesaiah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jesaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 2000200520092013201720212025 16

Jesaiah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Jesaiah's strongest decade.

138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Jesaiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Jesaiah by state

Where Jesaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jesaiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.7%
California share of Jesaiah's total US births 2.0%
Even split

6 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesaiah?
Jesaiah has been given to 300 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,575 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,766 of 13,930. 23 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Jesaiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesaiah ranks #10,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,766 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jesaiah most popular?
Jesaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jesaiah most popular?
The top states for the name Jesaiah are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jesaiah been used?
The SSA has tracked Jesaiah since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jesaiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jesaiah's data

  • Jesaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jesaiahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jesaiah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jesaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jesaiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.