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Isiah

100% boys · 120 born in 2025

Isiah has been given to about 24,721 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 19,540
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Isiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 822
  • Born in 2025120
  • All time24,721
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Isiah?

Its best year was 2001, when 822 babies were given the name, ranking 336th. The typical living American called Isiah is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Isiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isaiah0.84
  2. Izaiah0.80
  3. Izayah0.76
  4. Josiah0.70
  5. Jasiah0.70
  6. Jesiah0.70
  7. Messiah0.68
  8. Joziah0.67

Middle names for Isiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Isiah John0.77
  2. Isiah Lee0.77
  3. Isiah Dean0.76
  4. Isiah Bryce0.76
  5. Isiah Ross0.76
  6. Isiah Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Isiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.96
  2. Nikolasbrother · 0.96
  3. Kianasister · 0.95
  4. Hannasister · 0.94
  5. Saulbrother · 0.94
  6. Noebrother · 0.94

Where Isiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Isiah Anderson0.74
  2. Isiah White0.72
  3. Isiah Reyes0.72
  4. Isiah Nguyen0.72
  5. Isiah Moore0.72
  6. Isiah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Isiah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Isiah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.