Boy · Hebrew
Isaiah
Say it: eye-ZAY-uh
Meaning
Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'YHWH is salvation'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Puritan name that rose strongly in the United States from the 1970s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 227,391 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 196 boys
- 6,007 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Isaïe |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Isaías |
| Italian | Isaia |
| Portuguese | Isaías |
| German | Jesaja |
| Polish | Izajasz |
| Russian | Isaiya |
| Hebrew | Yeshayahu |
Famous bearers
- Isaiah, prophet of the Book of Isaiah
- Isaiah Thomas, American Revolutionary printer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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