Isatu
Girl · ee-SAH-too · Arabic
Isatu is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Isatu mean?
Arabic: West African form of Aisha
“alive, living”
West African form of Aisha, used in Sierra Leone and the Gambia.
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- ee-SAH-too
Is Isatu a girl's or a boy's name?
Isatu is a girls' name.
How popular is Isatu in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 5 girls.
Isatu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Isatu in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Isatu in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Isatu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Isatu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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