Isa
#1,710 for girls in 2025, 119 births · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to girls 52.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,433since 1880
Isa over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,710 | 119 | #929 | 253 |
| 2024 | #1,966 | 100 | #1,023 | 218 |
| 2023 | #2,244 | 83 | #1,185 | 171 |
| 2022 | #1,930 | 103 | #1,447 | 125 |
| 2021 | #2,345 | 77 | #1,245 | 153 |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 92 | #1,297 | 139 |
| 2019 | #2,035 | 94 | #1,459 | 119 |
| 2018 | #1,925 | 103 | #1,418 | 123 |
| 2017 | #2,160 | 88 | #1,373 | 129 |
| 2016 | #2,463 | 74 | #1,491 | 114 |
| 2015 | #2,471 | 73 | #1,481 | 112 |
| 2014 | #2,049 | 95 | #1,597 | 98 |
| 2013 | #2,769 | 62 | #1,613 | 95 |
| 2012 | #2,805 | 62 | #1,478 | 109 |
| 2011 | #2,725 | 64 | #1,886 | 74 |
| 2010 | #3,010 | 56 | #1,881 | 76 |
| 2009 | #3,161 | 53 | #1,873 | 77 |
| 2008 | #3,084 | 55 | #2,001 | 70 |
| 2007 | #3,125 | 55 | #2,071 | 66 |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 | #2,285 | 55 |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | #2,035 | 61 |
| 2004 | #3,444 | 43 | #2,238 | 51 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #2,507 | 41 |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | #1,998 | 55 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #2,618 | 36 |
| 2000 | #5,312 | 21 | #2,621 | 35 |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | #2,162 | 43 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | #2,926 | 27 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #3,351 | 21 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #3,100 | 22 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #3,968 | 26 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #2,536 | 19 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | — | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | — | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | — | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | — | |
| 1897 | #715 | 19 | — | |
| 1896 | #728 | 19 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #540 | 17 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isa was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Isa is popular in 1881
The SSA only publishes names by state from 1910 on.
See more about Isa
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 256 spots since 2024 (#1,966 → #1,710)
- 313 spots since 2020 (#2,023 → #1,710)
- 761 spots since 2015 (#2,471 → #1,710)
- Biggest jump: 431 spots in 1881 (#836 → #405)
- Biggest drop: 917 spots in 1908 (#945 → #1,862)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #405 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1880–1897
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,409
- Highest: 1 in 5,409 girls born in 1881 were named Isa (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,506 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 22.5% of all girls named Isa (771) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1995
- Mostly girls until 1994, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #405 (1881) | #616 |
| 1890s | 142 | #617 (1890) | #838 |
| 1900s | 124 | #795 (1901) | #1,134 |
| 1910s | 176 | #1,285 (1915) | #1,668 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,626 (1920) | #2,482 |
| 1930s | 117 | #1,834 (1934) | #2,577 |
| 1940s | 83 | #2,311 (1942) | #3,653 |
| 1950s | 74 | #3,379 (1958) | #4,700 |
| 1960s | 133 | #3,012 (1969) | #3,728 |
| 1970s | 188 | #2,914 (1973) | #3,583 |
| 1980s | 180 | #3,318 (1980) | #4,453 |
| 1990s | 194 | #3,968 (1992) | #5,147 |
| 2000s | 392 | #3,084 (2008) | #3,940 |
| 2010s | 771 | #1,925 (2018) | #2,441 |
| 2020s | 574 | #1,710 (2025) | #2,036 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Isa in 1881
girls
#405
17 births · 1 in 5,409 girls
Top girls' names in 1881
More about 1881
girls
91,953 girls got a published name in 1881; 1 in 5,409 of them was named Isa, which outranked 56.8% of the 938 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Isa
- #393Lessie18
- #393Luna18
- #393Matie18
- #405Isa17
- #405Charles17
- #405Clyde17
- #405Elmira17
- #418Adella16
- #418Alida16
- #418Cecil16
Tied with 12 names at #405; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1880
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 381Avis#449 → #830
- ↓ 365Clementine#375 → #740
- ↓ 364Eleanore#466 → #830
- ↓ 364Lonnie#466 → #830
- ↓ 319Luvenia#421 → #740
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.