Isiah

Isiah was the #1,477 boys' name in the US in 2025 (120 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales.

Isiah as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Isiah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Isiah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,477 (120)#2,269 (10)——
2024#1,308 (149)#1,322 (20)——
2023#1,397 (132)#1,407 (18)—#2,123 (8)
2022#1,330 (141)#1,179 (23)#703 (3)#1,759 (10)
2021#1,339 (138)#1,139 (24)—#1,761 (10)
2020#1,353 (131)#1,379 (18)—#2,013 (8)
2019#1,214 (157)#1,439 (17)—#2,189 (7)
2018#1,139 (169)#1,533 (16)—#1,572 (11)
2017#1,126 (170)#1,289 (20)—#2,762 (5)
2016#1,020 (197)#1,498 (17)—#1,578 (11)
2015#1,089 (179)#1,902 (12)—#1,458 (12)
2014#1,057 (187)#3,895 (4)—#2,667 (5)
2013#816 (266)#2,660 (7)—#1,926 (8)
2012#776 (293)#1,962 (11)—#1,065 (19)
2011#639 (366)#1,447 (16)—#1,326 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #336.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Isiah is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Isiah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Isiah (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IsiahCanadaBoys—too few
IsiahEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
IsiahScotlandBoys—too few
IsiahUSGirls—too few
IsiahUSBoys#1,477120