We are having #5 in a few weeks. Older sibs are [name_u]Judah[/name_u], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_m]Bryant[/name_m]. I worked HARD to break that “-ah” ending pattern on [name_m]Bryant[/name_m], but DH is loving [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] for this one. Apart from the ending, I am okay with it. Is that a dumb thing to get hung up on? I don’t want to be unreasonable but also, it bothers me. 
It wouldn’t bother me if you hadn’t broken the pattern, but with [name_m]Bryant[/name_m] being the odd one out it would make me feel weird to go back to an ah/a ending…what about
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] or [name_m]Isaias[/name_m]?
Tough one here. I think that now that you purposely stopped the ending with [name_m]Bryant[/name_m], it would be odd to go back now. Also, since it does bother you as well, I wouldn’t go with [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] as a first name. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestion of [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]. Maybe you could use it as his middle name since your husband does love it.
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It wouldn’t bother me - I think if the girls’ names ended in -ah as opposed to -ia, the pattern would be more obvious, but here it’s not a huge deal 
Still, if it bothers you and makes you uncomfortable, I’d say keep looking and see if you find something fresh or whether [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] is still one you come back to
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Could there be the compromise of [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] as a middle?
Personally if you hadn’t of broken the ‘ah’ sound with [name_m]Bryant[/name_m] it would be slightly jarring to add an ‘ah’ name to the mix with [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]. However I wouldn’t allow that to put you off using [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] naming is really challenging and [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] is lovely so go for the name you love even if it’s there is a slight issue with overall flow of the siblings also the theme isn’t incredibly obvious
I think [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] could a great alternative
Not dumb but it definitely doesn’t bother me and I doubt anyone else will notice. If it bothers you thats what matters.
It’s not dumb at all; totally reasonable that you might feel that way.
Personally though, it wouldn’t bother me much. I mean, here, when we talk about names, we tend to get caught up in similar style and great flow and all of that jazz, and it really seems to matter a lot (in writing). But in everyday real life, will it really be that much of a nuisance? Sure, of course now with a great focus on the perfect name it’s going to standout for you, but I think with time and distance (after he’s here and the names solidified) you’ll find it won’t bother you so much at all.
I actually think that having that brief break in there with [name_m]Bryant[/name_m] really helps break up the similar endings nicely, so it doesn’t really feel either too much like a pattern, or not enough like one. The hard work to break the pattern, therefore, was worth it, even with Isaiah’s addition.
Also, [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] is a great name and works brilliant with the older siblings names here. That said though, if it really does bother you, then it might be worth continuing to brainstorm other names, and see how you feel when he arrives, as to what fits and settles well for you.
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I agree – I didn’t read the existing names as patterned at all. Four Biblical names ending -ah would have felt like a pattern, but girls’ names end in A so frequently that it doesn’t jump out at all. Especially with Amelia and Olivia, which are such modern classics.
I really like Isaiah for you and I think if you love it too, the ending sound is by no means a big deal.
I wouldn’t let it bother you if it’s a name you really love. [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] fits beautifully with your other children’s names. Buttttt if you really don’t want a name ending in -ah, I would suggest [name_u]Elias[/name_u]! It’s also biblical like [name_u]Judah[/name_u] and [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], and just as soft and sweet.
Thanks all for the input! I’ll keep rolling it around in my head and see if I can let it go, lol. I do love the name; I would prefer [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], as many of you suggested, but we already have two family members named [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and therefore feel it isn’t an option.