Yishai
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift; Jesse in Hebrew form.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Yishai by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Yishai. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yishai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yushajoshua or god is salvation36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yoshigood or righteous; typically a masculine given name14 in the US (2017)
- Yashasfame, glory, renown7 in the US (2017)
- Yashagod is my salvation; form of jacob6 in the US (2017)
- Yasharstraight; upright; righteous5 in the US (2017)
- Yihan7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Yishai, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yishai
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