Baby Name Popularity Profile

Isa

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Isa.

✦ God is salvation 🌍 Arabic, Turkish, German Biblical Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #933
All-Time Peak Rank #933 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 3,142 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 60.4% Boy / 39.6% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 253 births in 2025
💡 The Isa Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God is salvation
Language Origin Arabic, Turkish, German
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Arabic and Turkish as the form of Jesus. Also a Germanic short form of names containing 'is'.
Alternative Spellings
Issa Essa
Pronunciation: EE-sa
Themes & Categories
Biblical Spiritual
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Isa across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +82.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +125.9%
2015: 112 births 112 2016: 114 births 2017: 129 births 2018: 123 births 2019: 119 births 2020: 139 births 139 2021: 153 births 2022: 125 births 2023: 171 births 2024: 218 births 2025: 253 births 253
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 253 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 55 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 6
1920s: 5
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 12
1970s: 90
1980s: 148
1990s: 226
2000s: 547
2010s: 1,049
2020s: 1,059

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Is-a
Letter Count 3 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia
States with Data 16
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #530 151 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #536 371 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #523 213 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #642 205 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #464 81 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #870 329 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #834 230 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #750 37 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #731 51 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #976 60 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #691 54 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1060 17 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1194 16 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 21 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 10 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #744 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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