Isa
#1,710 for girls in 2025, 119 births · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to girls 52.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,433since 1880
Isa over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,710 | 119 | #929 | 253 |
| 2024 | #1,966 | 100 | #1,023 | 218 |
| 2023 | #2,244 | 83 | #1,185 | 171 |
| 2022 | #1,930 | 103 | #1,447 | 125 |
| 2021 | #2,345 | 77 | #1,245 | 153 |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 92 | #1,297 | 139 |
| 2019 | #2,035 | 94 | #1,459 | 119 |
| 2018 | #1,925 | 103 | #1,418 | 123 |
| 2017 | #2,160 | 88 | #1,373 | 129 |
| 2016 | #2,463 | 74 | #1,491 | 114 |
| 2015 | #2,471 | 73 | #1,481 | 112 |
| 2014 | #2,049 | 95 | #1,597 | 98 |
| 2013 | #2,769 | 62 | #1,613 | 95 |
| 2012 | #2,805 | 62 | #1,478 | 109 |
| 2011 | #2,725 | 64 | #1,886 | 74 |
| 2010 | #3,010 | 56 | #1,881 | 76 |
| 2009 | #3,161 | 53 | #1,873 | 77 |
| 2008 | #3,084 | 55 | #2,001 | 70 |
| 2007 | #3,125 | 55 | #2,071 | 66 |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 | #2,285 | 55 |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | #2,035 | 61 |
| 2004 | #3,444 | 43 | #2,238 | 51 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #2,507 | 41 |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | #1,998 | 55 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #2,618 | 36 |
| 2000 | #5,312 | 21 | #2,621 | 35 |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | #2,162 | 43 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | #2,926 | 27 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #3,351 | 21 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #3,100 | 22 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #3,968 | 26 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #2,536 | 19 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | — | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | — | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | — | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | — | |
| 1897 | #715 | 19 | — | |
| 1896 | #728 | 19 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #540 | 17 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isa was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Isa is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Illinois#1,432 · 1 in 8,911
- California#1,702 · 1 in 12,685
- Florida#1,705 · 1 in 12,153
- Texas#1,980 · 1 in 14,741
Best ever in a state: #344 in South Carolina, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #1,432 | 5 | 1 in 8,911 |
| California | #1,702 | 13 | 1 in 12,685 |
| Florida | #1,705 | 7 | 1 in 12,153 |
| Texas | #1,980 | 11 | 1 in 14,741 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Isa
- 256 spots since 2024 (#1,966 → #1,710)
- 313 spots since 2020 (#2,023 → #1,710)
- 761 spots since 2015 (#2,471 → #1,710)
- Biggest jump: 431 spots in 1881 (#836 → #405)
- Biggest drop: 917 spots in 1908 (#945 → #1,862)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #405 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1880–1897
- Highest: 1 in 5,409 girls born in 1881 were named Isa (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,506 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.5% of all girls named Isa (771) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1994, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #405 (1881) | #616 |
| 1890s | 142 | #617 (1890) | #838 |
| 1900s | 124 | #795 (1901) | #1,134 |
| 1910s | 176 | #1,285 (1915) | #1,668 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,626 (1920) | #2,482 |
| 1930s | 117 | #1,834 (1934) | #2,577 |
| 1940s | 83 | #2,311 (1942) | #3,653 |
| 1950s | 74 | #3,379 (1958) | #4,700 |
| 1960s | 133 | #3,012 (1969) | #3,728 |
| 1970s | 188 | #2,914 (1973) | #3,583 |
| 1980s | 180 | #3,318 (1980) | #4,453 |
| 1990s | 194 | #3,968 (1992) | #5,147 |
| 2000s | 392 | #3,084 (2008) | #3,940 |
| 2010s | 771 | #1,925 (2018) | #2,441 |
| 2020s | 574 | #1,710 (2025) | #2,036 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Isa in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 19,332 of them was named Isa, which outranked 87.3% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,229Rhylee84
- #2,229Sheyla84
- #2,229Zya84
- #2,244Isa83
- #2,244Aliyana83
- #2,244Avia83
- #2,244Colleen83
- #2,258Anora82
- #2,258Asher82
- #2,258Bree82
Tied with 13 names at #2,244; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 10,003 of them was named Isa, which outranked 91.7% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).