Jesiah Boy & girl
How popular is Jesiah?
#864 boy name in 2025
277 baby boys were named Jesiah in the US in 2025, making it the 864th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
Jesiah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #864 for boys (▼ 64 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 277 boys, 26 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,105 in 2015, #1,053 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (314 boys) |
| Highest rank | #800 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jesiah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jesiah family of names ranked #650 for boys in 2025 (#589 the year before), with 400 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jesiah is most popular
Babies named Jesiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Jesiah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,585 |
| 1980s | 57 | #3,856 |
| 1990s | 116 | #3,099 |
| 2000s | 886 | #1,078 |
| 2010s | 1,836 | #981 |
| 2020s | 1,494 | #800 |
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Questions
- Is Jesiah a boy or girl name?
- Jesiah is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Jesiah were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jesiah?
- 277 baby boys were named Jesiah in the US in 2025, making it the 864th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
- When was Jesiah most popular?
- Jesiah peaked in 2024, when 314 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #800 in 2024.
- How many people are named Jesiah?
- 5,167 babies have been named Jesiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,128 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Jesiah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jesiah was most common in Georgia, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.