Name meaning & stats
Isaiah
Isaiah means “Yahweh is salvation”. 250,733 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Isaiahs are 5.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“Yahweh is salvation”
Well documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
250,733 US babies were named Isaiah between 1940 and 2025.
Where Isaiahs end up
Not enough notable Isaiahs yet, so this uses the spelling family: Isaiah, Isiah.
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 5.5× | High · 91 people |
| NFL-style footballer | 3.0× | High · 53 people |
| Footballer | 0.8× | Medium · 12 people |
| Actor | 0.5× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, the Isaiah family show up 5.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 81% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)