How Many People Are Named Isla?
people named Isla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,991 people in the US has this name
Based on 58,271 babies named Isla in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,019 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of ISLAY, typically used as a feminine name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Isla in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Isla alive today is about 6 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Isla first appears in the records in 1886, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 6,019 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Isla never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #28, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 8 years, 2018 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #28.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #28 |
| Best rank | #28 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 8 (2018 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #35 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Isla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Isla were born in California than in any other state: about 6,903 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Isla was given 4 times as often in Vermont, 3.1 times in Hawaii and 2.7 times in Alaska.
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