Spellings
Isai or Esai?
In the US in 2025, 63% of babies in this name family were spelled Isai and 37% Esai. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Isai63% of the family186 born in 2025#1,138 among boys−6% since 2015Esai37% of the family107 born in 2025#1,585 among boys+70% since 2015Esaïe<1% of the family0 born in 2025Isaé<1% of the family0 born in 2025Isaïe<1% of the family0 born in 2025
Ten years ago
Isai already led in 2015, with 76% of the family's births; it has 63% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 260 to 293 births (+13%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isai | 197 | 186 | −6% |
| Esai | 63 | 107 | +70% |
How they sound
- Isai /iˈsaɪ/ (ee-SYE)
- Esai /iˈsaɪ/ (ee-SY)
- Esaïe /ezaˈi/ (ay-za-EE)
- Isaé /izaeˈ/ (ee-za-AY)
- Isaïe /izaˈi/ (ee-za-EE)
In France
In France in 2025: Isai 15 births, Esaïe 45 births (#840 among boys), Isaé 25 births and Isaïe 45 births (#840 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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