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Isa

/ˈisə/ · 52% girls, 48% boys · 372 born in 2025

Isa has been given to about 6,575 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈisə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,698
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Isa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 372
  • Born in 2025372
  • All time6,575
  • England & Wales, 2025211

How popular is Isa?

Its best year was 2025, when 372 babies were given the name, ranking 1717th. The typical living American called Isa is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Isa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lisa0.81
  2. Risa0.81
  3. Isla0.75
  4. Isha0.75
  5. Ida0.69
  6. Ira0.69
  7. Iva0.69
  8. Ina0.69

Middle names for Isa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Isa Josephine0.84
  2. Isa Rose0.83
  3. Isa Louise0.83
  4. Isa June0.82
  5. Isa Pearl0.82
  6. Isa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Isa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elinasister · 0.99
  2. Magnusbrother · 0.98
  3. Evelinasister · 0.98
  4. Arieseither · 0.98
  5. Zaidbrother · 0.98
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.98

Where Isa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.02%
  2. New York0.02%
  3. Michigan0.02%
  4. Illinois0.02%
  5. Pennsylvania0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Isa White0.78
  2. Isa Reyes0.78
  3. Isa Nguyen0.78
  4. Isa Moore0.78
  5. Isa Lee0.78
  6. Isa Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Isa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Isa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.