Yeshaya
Yeshaya was the 2988th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2911th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,413 places. More babies were named Yeshaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,988 boys, up 283 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202444 babies
- Total since 1880
- 856babies recorded
Yeshaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,988 | 42 |
| 2020 | #3,271 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,806 | 28 |
| 2000 | #5,573 | 13 |
| 1990 | #7,169 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yeshaya, counting every spelling?
Yeshaya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yeshaya?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yeshaya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yeshaya 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yeshaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yeshaya?
About 800 people born in the US named Yeshaya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Yeshaya 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.
Yeshaya by state
How common Yeshaya was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (15.6×), New York (6.6×). In 48 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 Yeshaya: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yeshaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yeshaya
How popular is the name Yeshaya?
Yeshaya was the 2988th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2911th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,413 places. More babies were named Yeshaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yeshaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yeshaya in the US.
Where is Yeshaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yeshaya was most common in New Jersey (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.