Isaiah Forename
7,130th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 147,095 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu
Isaiah Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew 'God is helper', the name of one of the greatest Hebrew prophets. It has not been used much as christian name, but does occur from time to time in the 17th C.
Isaiah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 56,564 | 1:3,139 | 572 |
| Kenya | 100% | 30,171 | 1:1,535 | 292 |
| United States | 100% | 15,744 | 1:23,027 | 1,767 |
| Malawi | 100% | 6,832 | 1:2,505 | 471 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5,842 | 1:7,011 | 796 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4,720 | 1:5,717 | 689 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4,579 | 1:11,909 | 1,927 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 3,928 | 1:3,927 | 643 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 3,688 | 1:5,860 | 853 |
| Sudan | 100% | 3,570 | 1:10,590 | 1,295 |
| Zambia | - | 2,468 | 1:6,424 | 815 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1,776 | 1:2,484 | 360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 1,598 | 1:5,102 | 547 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,121 | 1:2,572 | 550 |
| Philippines | 96% | 1,036 | 1:102,326 | 5,697 |
| Botswana | 100% | 348 | 1:6,277 | 1,009 |
| India | 100% | 345 | 1:3,521,385 | 151,747 |
| England | 98% | 333 | 1:166,976 | 5,265 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 288 | 1:4,727 | 819 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 258 | 1:2,252 | 374 |
| Canada | 100% | 256 | 1:129,427 | 5,907 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 198 | 1:266,608 | 9,817 |
| Vanuatu | - | 186 | 1:1,407 | 400 |
| Thailand | 85% | 146 | 1:479,903 | 23,138 |
| Namibia | - | 128 | 1:18,783 | 1,759 |
| Afghanistan | 89% | 127 | 1:256,878 | 5,896 |
| New Zealand | - | 70 | 1:64,801 | 3,210 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 48 | 1:634,374 | 25,654 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 44 | 1:2,259 | 487 |
| Belize | 100% | 39 | 1:9,085 | 1,431 |
| Israel | 67% | 39 | 1:215,459 | 6,407 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 39 | 1:183,384 | 11,968 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 38 | 1:48,504 | 1,210 |
| Guyana | 100% | 32 | 1:23,852 | 2,782 |
| Germany | 100% | 28 | 1:3,452,781 | 16,151 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| China | - | 25 | 1:54,642,231 | 62,498 |
| Grenada | 100% | 25 | 1:4,325 | 740 |
| Saint Lucia | 95% | 25 | 1:7,113 | 1,099 |
| Singapore | 100% | 25 | 1:251,482 | 9,031 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| Brazil | 100% | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 19 | 1:5,873 | 978 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 16 | 1:127,500 | 10,294 |
| Benin | 100% | 13 | 1:813,526 | 22,290 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Scotland | 100% | 11 | 1:486,397 | 6,140 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Poland | - | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Swaziland | - | 9 | 1:144,464 | 1,815 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:15,678 | 1,755 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Indonesia | - | 5 | 1:51,592,734 | 871,495 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 5 | 1:3,380,417 | 28,284 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| France | 100% | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Montserrat | - | 3 | 1:1,625 | 276 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Spain | 100% | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Finland | 80% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Italy | 67% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
Isaiah (51,009) may also be a surname.
Isaiah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew 'God is helper', the name of one of the greatest Hebrew prophets. It has not been used much as christian name, but does occur from time to time in the 17th C.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
The Scripture name, in Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Y’sha-yáhu; from yésha-Tahú, the salvation of Jehovah.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
I-zay'-yah, the salvation of the Lord. The son of Amos, and the first of the four great prophets. See his prophecy.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: save thou Jehovah.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: The Lord is his salvation.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Isaiah Forename Popularity
Isaiah Demographics
Average Isaiah Salary in
United States
$38,624 USD
Per year
Rank:
272,839 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00323897
Rank: 2,054 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
88.73%
Sample size: 6,913 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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