Isah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Isah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Isah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Isa; Arabic name of Jesus
“God is salvation”
Isa is the name of Jesus in the Quran, where he is honoured as a prophet and the Messiah.
Meaning borrowed from Isa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Isah a girl's or a boy's name?
Isah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Isah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Isah, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Isah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Isah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
Names like Isah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah Ibrahim Musa Ahmed Muhammad Zayan Uzair Mustafa Isaaq Zayaan Hamza Musab
Names related to Isah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Isah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isah, updated 20 October 2026.