Eissa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Eissa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Eissa mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Eisa, itself a spelling of Isa, the Arabic form of Jesus
“God is salvation”
A spelling of Isa, the Arabic name for Jesus, who is honoured as a prophet in Islam.
Meaning borrowed from Eisa.
Is Eissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Eissa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eissa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Eissa, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eissa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 822 boys in the UK were given Eissa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #78, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Eissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Eissa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Eissa, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Eissa in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 560 boys in the US were given Eissa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Eissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Eissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ezra Zakariya Luca Ayyub Hamza Yahya Zayan Albie Zayaan Rafa Huzaifa
Other spellings of Eissa
Names related to Eissa
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eissa, updated 20 October 2026.