Boys' name · since 1976
Yeshaya
856 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.
- #5,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yeshaya is the #2964 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 856 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeshaya has been recorded 856 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #2964 nationally and more common than 79% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #5,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,964 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 856 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeshaya ranks #5,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,964 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 856 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeshaya's 856 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yeshaya compares
856 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Yeshaya's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yeshaya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 856 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yeshaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yeshaya splits its recorded history at 2004: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yeshaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Yeshaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (287 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Yeshaya's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Yeshaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
287 births
- 2020s
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 287 births (34% of all-time use).
How Yeshaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yeshaya's total volume
Yeshaya by state
Where Yeshaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 330 | 38.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 231 | 27.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
330 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yeshaya's data
- Yeshaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (287 total births) through the 2020s (216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yeshayas (330 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yeshaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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, 1976–2025 (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 Yeshaya 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.