Isiah

Meaning: Yahweh is salvation
Origin: Variant of Isaiah (from Hebrew)

Nicknames: Izzy

Boy's name · #1480 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Isiah reached its best rank, #268, in 1894 and ranked #1480 in 2025. About 25,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,338 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Isiahs

Isiah Thomas — American basketball player, coach, executive
Isiah Whitlock Jr. — American actor (1954–2025)
Isiah Koech — Kenyan athlete
Isiah Young — American sprint athlete
Isiah Pacheco — American football player (born 1999)

What Isiahs become

Among 54 notable people named Isiah:

Sports figures appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, executive.

Spellings & nicknames

About 110 girls a year are given Izzy as their full name.

Similar names: Izaiah · Zack · Issac · Ozzie · Josh · Jessie

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