Isa
Boy · EE-sa · Hebrew
Isa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 254th for boys in the UK (207 babies) and 929th for boys in the US (253 babies).
What does Isa mean?
Hebrew: Arabic name of Jesus
“God is salvation”
Isa is the name of Jesus in the Quran, where he is honoured as a prophet and the Messiah.
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- EE-sa
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Is Isa a girl's or a boy's name?
Isa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 207 boys in the UK and 119 girls and 253 boys in the US.
How popular is Isa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #254among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 207about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 207 boys in the UK were named Isa, making it the 254th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 473rd. 4 girls were also named Isa in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Isa of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Isa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 822 boys in the UK were given Isa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #78, up from #254 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 2% of the babies named Isa in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 238th in England and Wales.
Isa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | #254 |
| 2024 | 195 | #270 |
| 2023 | 146 | #337 |
| 2022 | 124 | #381 |
| 2021 | 126 | #392 |
| 2020 | 93 | #473 |
| 2019 | 116 | #421 |
| 2018 | 126 | #386 |
| 2017 | 122 | #407 |
| 2016 | 139 | #375 |
| 2015 | 151 | #348 |
| 2014 | 110 | #418 |
| 2013 | 153 | #318 |
| 2012 | 139 | #356 |
| 2011 | 155 | #322 |
| 2010 | 144 | #337 |
| 2009 | 153 | #307 |
| 2008 | 124 | #352 |
| 2007 | 121 | #347 |
| 2006 | 106 | #365 |
| 2005 | 106 | #330 |
| 2004 | 78 | #399 |
| 2003 | 64 | #447 |
| 2002 | 52 | #475 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 29 | #667 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Isa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #929among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 253about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 253 boys in the US were named Isa, making it the 929th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,297th. It first appears in the records in 1915. 119 girls were also named Isa in 2025 (1,710th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Isa of any year since it first appeared, in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Isa in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 560 boys in the US were given Isa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #929 for this spelling alone.
In 1915, 83% of the babies named Isa in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 32%, with more boys than girls since 1995.
Isa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | #929 |
| 2024 | 218 | #1,023 |
| 2023 | 171 | #1,185 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,447 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,245 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1,297 |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,459 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,418 |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,373 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,491 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,481 |
| 2014 | 98 | #1,597 |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,612 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,885 |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,880 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,872 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,000 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,503 |
| 2002 | 55 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
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