Given name
Yeshaya
“to whom God lends”
Yeshaya is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “to whom God lends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “to whom God lends.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yeshaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 856
- 856 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,988 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,988 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 590 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yeshaya’s family of names
Yeshaya has a related form in Yeshaea. Yeshaya has a related form in Yeshaeah. Yeshaya has a related form in Yeshaia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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