Boy name
Isaiah
Isaiah holds the #57 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 5,267 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #51 in 2020 to #57 today. Its strongest year on record was 2006 (#39 nationally, 10,459 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#26 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#57
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#39
in 2006 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
5,267
boys named Isaiah
Isaiah popularity, 1880–2025
Where Isaiah is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#26), Nevada (#32), New Mexico (#39)
Uniqueness score
15/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Isaiah in the most recent year of SSA data.