Isaiah

Isaiah meaning

Isaiah is an international and Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Yah has saved; salvation of Yah

Also used to mean: God is salvation, salvation of the Lord

Isaiah is the Hebrew name Yəšaʿyāhû, made from the verb yāšaʿ, "to save", and Yāh, a short form of the divine name. Strong's Concordance (H3470) explains it as "Jah has saved", and Brown-Driver-Briggs as "salvation of Yah". The verb is the same one found in Joshua and Hosanna. Its great bearer is the prophet Isaiah of Jerusalem, whose book is one of the longest in the Bible and is quoted often in the New Testament, especially its passages of hope and comfort. The name is used by Christian and Jewish families, and its flowing sound is easy for Indian families to say.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew, H3470 · entry יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yəšaʿyāhû · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H3470, Yeshayah (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Isaiah, prophet of Jerusalem

Popularity abroad

• #57 United States, boys 2025 (down 1 from 56 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #156 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Isaiah · Isaias · Yeshayahu

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