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Issiah

100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Issiah has been given to about 1,402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,304
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Issiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 77
  • Born in 202511
  • All time1,402

How popular is Issiah?

Its best year was 1998, when 77 babies were given the name, ranking 1461st. The typical living American called Issiah is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Issiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isiah0.97
  2. Isaiah0.84
  3. Izaiah0.80
  4. Izayah0.76
  5. Josiah0.70
  6. Messiah0.71
  7. Jasiah0.70
  8. Jesiah0.70

Middle names for Issiah

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

Sibling names for Issiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.83
  2. Paulinasister · 0.81
  3. Tracebrother · 0.81
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.80
  5. Macysister · 0.80
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.80

Where Issiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    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.