Spellings

Isaiah or Izaiah?

In the US in 2025, 90% of babies in this name family were spelled Isaiah and 8% Izaiah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Isaiah already led in 2015, with 91% of the family's births; it has 90% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 8,386 to 5,834 births (−30%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Isaiah7,6585,267−31%
Izaiah532439−17%
Isiah179120−33%
Isayah178−53%

How they sound

  • Isaiah /aɪˈzeɪə/ (eye-ZAY-uh)
  • Izaiah /aɪˈzeɪə/ (eye-ZAY-uh)
  • Isiah /aɪˈzeɪə/ (eye-ZAY-uh)
  • Isayah /aɪˈzeɪə/ (eye-ZAY-uh)
  • Isaïa /izaˈja/ (ee-za-YA)
  • Isaya /i.za.ˈja/ (ee-zah-YAH)

In France

In France in 2025: Isaiah 335 births (#170 among boys), Izaiah 10 births, Isiah 5 births, Isayah 70 births (#600 among boys), Isaïa 80 births (#538 among boys) and Isaya 30 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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