Issiah
Issiah was the 7367th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1461st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Issiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Isiah) variant of Isaiah; "Yahweh is salvation" · Hebrew, English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,367 boys, down 2,033 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199877 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,402babies recorded
What does the name Issiah mean?
Issiah is a spelling of Isiah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Isiah's meaning and origin.
Isiah is a spelling of Isaiah, the Old Testament prophet. Isaiah comes through Greek from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, "Yahweh is salvation" (DMNES). The prophet's book is one of the major books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The spelling Isiah reflects the usual American pronunciation, eye-ZY-uh. Isiah was most popular in the US in the 1990s and 2000s, alongside the more common Isaiah.
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Yeshayahu, "Yahweh is salvation"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Isaiah, Isaias, Izaiah.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Isiah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Isaiah', DMNES (Durham University)
Issiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,367 | 11 |
| 2020 | #5,334 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,039 | 38 |
| 2000 | #1,617 | 73 |
| 1990 | #3,369 | 18 |
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How popular is Issiah, counting every spelling?
Issiah is a spelling of Isiah, a name family that ranked #1,246 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,367 for Issiah on its own. Together these spellings went to 147 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Issiah?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Issiah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Issiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Issiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Issiah?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Issiah are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 18 and 28. That makes Issiah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Issiah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Issiah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Issiah
What does Issiah mean?
Issiah is a spelling of Isiah, which means “variant of Isaiah; "Yahweh is salvation"” (Hebrew, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Issiah?
Issiah was the 7367th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1461st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Issiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Issiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Issiah in the US.