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Isiah

“Variant of Isaiah — Yahweh is salvation” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1477 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Isiah has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #268 (1894) · 24,710 babies named Isiah all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Isiahs

• Isiah Thomas — American basketball player, coach, executive
• Isiah Whitlock Jr. — American actor (1954–2025)
• Isiah Koech — Kenyan athlete
• Isiah Young — American sprint athlete
• Isiah Pacheco — American football player (born 1999)

What Isiahs become

Among 54 notable people named Isiah:

Athletes appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, executive.

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