US rank #4508 Boys' name Peak 2024 284 births

Jesaiah — #4508 US boys' name

284 babies named Jesaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s772010s1382020s69
#4508
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jesaiah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jesaiah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesaiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Jesaiah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jesaiah currently holds the #4508 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesaiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jesaiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jesaiah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesaiah 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 284 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.

Jesaiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

284

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,508

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jesaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200620032000 5

Jesaiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
138 births that decade — 49% of Jesaiah's all-time total
2000s772010s1382020s69

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 2.1%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Jesaiah's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesaiah?
284 babies have been named Jesaiah since 2000. It currently ranks #4508 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
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?
Jesaiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.