How Many People Are Named Jesaiah?
An estimated 282 people in the United States have the first name Jesaiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Jesaiah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jesaiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jesaiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
282
About 1 in 1,215,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
23 births
Total Registered
284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jesaiah
Jesaiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jesaiah as a male name
Ranked #4,473 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (23 births)
Jesaiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jesaiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 138 babies were registered. While Jesaiah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jesaiah by Decade
How has Jesaiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jesaiah by State
Jesaiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jesaiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jesaiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jesaiah?
We estimate approximately 282 people named Jesaiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,215,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Jesaiah a common name?
Jesaiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jesaiah most popular?
Jesaiah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jesaiah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jesaiah a male name?
Jesaiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jesaiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jesaiah Smith, Jesaiah Johnson, Jesaiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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