Name meaning & stats
Izaiah
Izaiah means “Yahweh is salvation”. 14,909 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Izaiahs are 5.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“Yahweh is salvation”
Spelling of Isaiah
In US birth records
Peak year: 2009
14,909 US babies were named Izaiah between 1940 and 2025.
Where Izaiahs end up
Not enough notable Izaiahs 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
1 in 21 Isaiahs spell it Izaiah
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2009)