Jesiah
Feminine · “the Lord lends”
Jesiah is given to both — 773 girls and 4,394 boys since 1880. See Jesiah as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Jesiah is in the Bible, in a genealogy, and it is also a modern American blend of Jesse and Josiah that arrived at the same spelling by accident. Both readings are in use, and most families choosing it now mean the second.
How old is the name Jesiah?
Jesiah first appears in US birth records in 2002 — 23 years ago. The typical Jesiah is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Jesiah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jesiah most popular?
Jesiah peaked in 2017, reaching #1889 nationally. Today it ranks #4987, 3,098 places below that high. See the whole 2017 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Yishshiyyah to Jesiah
The story of Jesiah
The name appears twice in Chronicles, once among the Levites and once among the descendants of Issachar, and English translations have never agreed on how to spell it, which is why Jesiah, Isshiah and Ishijah all appear in different bibles for the same person. Quite separately, American families in the last two decades have been building names by blending biblical ones, and Jesiah sits exactly where Jesse and Josiah meet. It is given to both sexes.
Meaningscholars disagree
the Lord lends, or the Lord exists
The Hebrew name in Chronicles is Yishshiyyah, generally read as the Lord lends or the Lord exists, and English bibles render it Isshiah or Jesiah depending on the translation. The modern American name is more often a blend of Jesse and Josiah, in which case none of that carries.
How the name formed
- Yishshiyyah
- Isshiah
- Jesiah
Related forms: ישיה · Isshiah
Pronouncing Jesiah
juh-SY-uh
Three syllables, stress in the middle, the -iah ending said as in Isaiah. Some families say JESS-ee-uh instead, and both are heard.
Nicknames for Jesiah
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2002
- Most girls named
- 2017107 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1889reached in 2017
- Change vs 2024
- −38.1%26 in 2025, from 42
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jesiah in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- ישיה in Hebrew — transliteration
- Isshiah in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Jesiahs among us
people named Jesiah are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 61,818 born in 2025 was named Jesiah
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Revonda test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Jesiah's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Revonda climbed just as high around 1962, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Revonda's path sketches the road Jesiah is walking now.
Jesiah sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Jesiah is headed
Jesiah is easing off slowly — about 23% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Jesiah beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Jesiah in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Siah works as a short form and is increasingly a name in its own right.
- It has a genuine biblical spelling behind it, which its rhyme partners often do not.
- It works for a child of either sex, which some families want.
- Bible translations spell the name three different ways, so the biblical connection is hard to point at.
- Two pronunciations circulate and the spelling settles neither.
- Jesiah, Josiah and Isaiah are close enough to be confused constantly.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jesiahs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Jesiah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jesiah in 2025?
- Jesiah ranks #4987 among US girl names in 2025, with 26 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Jesiah?
- About 1 in every 61,818 US girls born in 2025 was named Jesiah — 26 in all.
- Will my child share the name Jesiah with classmates?
- Jesiah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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