as a First Name
Biblical name (meaning ‘God is salvation’ in Hebrew), borne by the most important of the major prophets. Rather surprisingly perhaps, until recently the name was not common in the English-speaking world, although it was occasionally used among the Puritans in the 17th century. Since the 1980s, it has steadily risen in general popularity, especially in the United States, as well as being well established as a Jewish name.
| 1,663rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,113
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 149,069
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Isaiah per capita
- 2006
- marked the height of its popularity
0.05%
99.95%
1%
55+
55+
2%
30-54
30-54
8%
13-29
13-29
89%
0-12
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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