Izayah
Izayah was the 1784th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 817th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 678 places. More babies were named Izayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Isaiah) God is salvation · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,784 boys, down 462 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 90boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011267 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,276babies recorded
What does the name Izayah mean?
Izayah is a spelling of Isaiah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Isaiah's meaning and origin.
Isaiah comes from the Hebrew name Yeshayahu, borne by the 8th-century BC prophet whose book carries his name. It combines a root meaning 'salvation' or 'to save' with a short form of the divine name, so DMNES glosses it 'Yahweh is salvation'. English took the name through Greek Esaias and Latin Isaias; the Wycliffite Bible of 1395 spelled it Isaie or Ysaie. DMNES records it in England from the 1570s, when Protestant naming made Old Testament names more common.
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Yeshayahu”)ישע (Hebrew, “save, salvation”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Isaias, Izaiah, Esaias.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Isaiah', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 1:1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
- Wiktionary, entry 'Isaiah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Izayah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 2025, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,784 | 90 |
| 2020 | #1,322 | 136 |
| 2010 | #861 | 244 |
| 2000 | #1,526 | 79 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Izayah, counting every spelling?
Izayah is a spelling of Isaiah, a name family that ranked #58 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,784 for Izayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,830 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 5,267 | #57 | 26,869 |
| Izaiah | 439 | #635 | 2,467 |
| Izayah | 90 | #1,784 | 508 |
| Izaya | 10 | #7,886 | 97 |
| Isayah | 8 | #9,227 | 64 |
| Isaia | 7 | #10,077 | 51 |
| Issaiah | 9 | #8,507 | 35 |
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 Izayah?
90 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Izayah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Izayah 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 93 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Izayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Izayah?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Izayah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Izayah 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.
Izayah by state
How common Izayah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.1×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Izayah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Izayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Izayah
What does Izayah mean?
Izayah is a spelling of Isaiah, which means “God is salvation” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Izayah?
Izayah was the 1784th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 817th with 267 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 678 places. More babies were named Izayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Izayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Izayah in the US.
Where is Izayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Izayah was most common in New Mexico (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.