Fun Facts About the Name Issiah
- More than 1 thousand babies named Issiah: U.S. records list 1,401 babies given the name Issiah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Issiah Mean?
Issiah is an English spelling variant of Isaiah, a name of Hebrew origin. The Hebrew form is Yeshayahu (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ), built from the root yasha ("to save, deliver") and a shortened form of the divine name Yah (Yahweh); the compound means "Yahweh is salvation." In customary English rendering, the divine name is often translated as "the Lord," so the name is frequently given as "The Lord is salvation." Issiah keeps the same biblical name and meaning rather than coming from a separate Hebrew word. Related English spellings include Isaiah and Isiah.
Issiah Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Hebrew Bible, where it belongs to the prophet Isaiah, whose book is one of the major prophetic books; the biblical account places him in the 8th century BCE. In the Hebrew text his name is Yeshayahu. When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek, the name appeared as Esaias; the Latin Bible used Isaias. From these forms, English developed the familiar biblical spelling Isaiah. The form Issiah belongs to the same English name tradition, but it is an alternate spelling rather than the standard form found in English Bibles. It follows the pattern of other English respellings of biblical names, in which the consonants and vowels are adjusted while the underlying name remains the same. The spelling Issiah appears alongside Isaiah and Isiah in English name use.
How Popular is the Name Issiah?
Issiah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #1,461 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,367 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,432 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #9,237 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,315 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,866 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #5,331 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #8,460 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,426 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,170 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #7,328 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,705 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #5,837 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #3,531 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #3,477 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #2,824 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #3,039 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #2,498 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2008 | #2,356 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 2007 | #2,172 | 62 | 0.0030% |
| 2006 | #2,021 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 2005 | #1,729 | 77 | 0.0039% |
| 2004 | #1,844 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #1,739 | 70 | 0.0035% |
| 2002 | #1,640 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2001 | #1,805 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2000 | #1,616 | 73 | 0.0037% |
| 1999 | #1,563 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 1998 | #1,461 | 77 | 0.0040% |
| 1997 | #1,800 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #2,088 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1995 | #2,316 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,160 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,824 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,205 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,255 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #3,369 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #2,941 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #6,745 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #5,730 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,392 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,731 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,287 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #6,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #3,978 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,210 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,825 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,203 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,311 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,079 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,077 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1949 | #3,949 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,651 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,766 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,480 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,564 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #4,199 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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