Jessiah means God's gift or wealthy — from the Hebrew Jesse (gift/wealthy) with the -iah divine ending. Jesse is King David's father in the Bible. The -iah ending adds divine-prophetic authority. Three syllables of David's-father heritage, God's-gift meaning, and the most divinely elaborated Jesse.
Jessiah combines Jesse (gift/wealthy — King David's father) with the -iah divine ending, meaning God's gift.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew compound.
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Today
Jessiah remains a beloved choice, ranking #1463 in the US. 2,538 babies have been named Jessiah since 1978.
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How popular is Jessiah?
2020peak year
Jessiah reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2020, 144 babies received the name (ranked #1273). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1463), with about 138 babies given the name annually. Jessiah's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 2,538 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Jessiah's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — divine-gift seeking. People named Jessiah tend to be sacred, flowing, and gifted at being the gift God sends through David's lineage.
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Gift through David's lineage
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Jesse-David's-father
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-iah prophetic
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Wealthy divine
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Sacred flowing
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A1
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Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Jessiah
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Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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