Jesiah
Jesiah was the 865th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 277 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 804th with 314 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Jesiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Hebrew
Say it jeh-SY-uh /dʒəˈsaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #865 boys, up 188 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 277boys
- Girls and boys
- 16% girls, 84% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024314 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,167babies recorded
What does the name Jesiah mean?
Jesiah is the King James spelling of a biblical Hebrew name, Yishshiyyah, that other translations write Isshiah; one Jesiah is among the warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12). Wikipedia, citing the Encyclopaedia Biblica (vol. 2, 1901), gives the meaning "man of Jah"; we found no second source for this, so no meaning is shown.
יִשִּׁיָּה (Hebrew, “Isshiah / Jesiah”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Only one source consulted gives a meaning ('man of Jah').
Related names: Isshiah, Josiah.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Hebrew Bible, 1 Chronicles 12:7 (12:6 in English Bibles), JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Wikipedia, 'Jesiah', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jesiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,031 | #865 | 26 | 277 |
| 2020 | #2,453 | #1,053 | 71 | 190 |
| 2010 | — | #1,113 | — | 171 |
| 2000 | — | #2,236 | — | 44 |
| 1990 | — | #6,765 | — | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jesiah, counting every spelling?
Jesiah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #669 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #865 for Jesiah on its own. Together these spellings went to 400 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesiah | 277 | #865 | 1,304 |
| Jessiah | 88 | #1,817 | 560 |
| Jeziah | 35 | #3,343 | 203 |
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 Jesiah?
277 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jesiah (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jesiah 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 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jesiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jesiah?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Jesiah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Jesiah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jesiah by state
How common Jesiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.8×), Florida (1.7×), Alabama (1.6×). In 23 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 Jesiah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jesiah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jesiah · Sibling names for Jesiah
Questions about the name Jesiah
What does Jesiah mean?
The origin of Jesiah is uncertain: Only one source consulted gives a meaning ('man of Jah').
How popular is the name Jesiah?
Jesiah was the 865th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 277 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 804th with 314 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Jesiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jesiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 16% girls, 84% boys given the name Jesiah in the US.
Where is Jesiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jesiah was most common in Georgia (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Alabama.