Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Isaiah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Gods helper
God is salvation

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Isaiah

Pronunciation

i-saiah

Famous People

Basketball player Isaiah Thomas, Actor Isaiah Washington, Actor Isaiah Mustafa

Celebrity Babies

Son of Mia Farrow, Son of Allen Iverson, Son of Tim and Elisabeth Hasselback

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #39, 10,440 births); most recent 2025 (rank #57, 5,267 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2776, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255,2676
20245,25012
20235,14713
20225,4206
20215,71810
20206,0906
20196,2119
20186,70917
20177,2558
20167,56817

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #156, 338 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025338
2024297
2023310
2022318
2021316
2020323
2019276
2018299
2017283
2016237

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #114, 638 births); most recent 2023 (rank #112, 620 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #2334, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20236207
202263812
20215839
202046510
20192984
20182144
20171385
2016814
201579–
201468–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #379, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20249
20239
20224
20219
20204
20193
20188
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #352, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20258
202410
20235
20228
20216
20205
20195
20185
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #187, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
202411
20238
20223
20215
20209
20195
20184
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #84, 55 births); most recent 2023 (rank #112, 31 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202331
202232
202153
202028
201936
201843
201741
201644
201532
201436

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence