Island
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- EYE-lund
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,583 for girls
Island is a name of English origin, meaning “island”. In 2025 it ranked 2,583rd for girls in the US (67 babies).
What does Island mean?
English: the English word
“island”
Its silent s was added in the 1500s through confusion with the unrelated word isle.
Is Island a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Island has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 67 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Island in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,583rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 67 girls in the US were named Island, making it the 2,583rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,823rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 68 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998. 17 boys were also named Island in 2025 (5,397th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Island in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Island in the US were girls.
Island in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2,583 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,585 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,757 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3,387 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Island
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holland, Harper, Harlow, Oakley, Miller, Ivy, Leighton, Journee, Collins, Ellie, Marlowe, Kinsley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from 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, “Island: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/island, updated 20 October 2026.