US rank #2891 Boys' name Peak 2024 814 births

Yeshaya — #2891 US boys' name

814 babies named Yeshaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s471990s1132000s1872010s2872020s174
#2891
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Yeshaya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

44 babies were named Yeshaya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yeshaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 814 babies named Yeshaya between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yeshaya currently holds the #2891 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yeshaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yeshaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 316 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Yeshaya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yeshaya 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 814 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.

Yeshaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

814

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2024

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,891

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yeshaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
44
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199419881976 6

Yeshaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
287 births that decade — 35% of Yeshaya's all-time total
1970s61980s471990s1132000s1872010s2872020s174

Yeshaya by state

Where Yeshaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yeshaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
316 38.8%
#2 New Jersey
214 26.3%
#3 Maryland
5 0.6%
New York share of Yeshaya's total US births 38.8%
Even split

316 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yeshaya?
814 babies have been named Yeshaya since 1976. It currently ranks #2891 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 44 births.
When was Yeshaya most popular?
Yeshaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 287 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yeshaya most popular?
The top states for the name Yeshaya are New York (316 births), New Jersey (214 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Yeshaya been used?
Yeshaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yeshaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yeshua, Yesenia, Yeshayahu, Yessenia, 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, 1976–2024 (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.