Isla
#28 for girls in 2025, 6,012 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 6,012 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 58,252since 1886
Isla over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. 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 | #28 | 6,012 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #35 | 5,382 | — | |
| 2023 | #33 | 5,386 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #36 | 5,285 | — | |
| 2021 | #33 | 5,542 | — | |
| 2020 | #44 | 4,579 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #57 | 4,043 | — | |
| 2018 | #82 | 3,410 | — | |
| 2017 | #103 | 2,879 | — | |
| 2016 | #127 | 2,521 | — | |
| 2015 | #142 | 2,272 | — | |
| 2014 | #151 | 2,135 | — | |
| 2013 | #167 | 1,912 | — | |
| 2012 | #230 | 1,385 | — | |
| 2011 | #268 | 1,208 | — | |
| 2010 | #297 | 1,099 | — | |
| 2009 | #345 | 945 | — | |
| 2008 | #623 | 493 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,357 | 178 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,107 | 92 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,969 | 54 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,989 | 35 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,834 | 24 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | — | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | — | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | — | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | — | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | — | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,207 | 41 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,393 | 31 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,241 | 34 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,210 | 35 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,228 | 25 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1886
The first year at least five girls were named Isla! It came in at #897, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Isla is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Vermont#36 · 1 in 111
- Maine#39 · 1 in 156
- Montana#39 · 1 in 171
- Minnesota#46 · 1 in 244
- Oregon#50 · 1 in 254
Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #36 | 10 | 1 in 111 |
| Maine | #39 | 22 | 1 in 156 |
| Montana | #39 | 16 | 1 in 171 |
| Minnesota | #46 | 98 | 1 in 244 |
| Oregon | #50 | 57 | 1 in 254 |
| Utah | #51 | 65 | 1 in 262 |
| Rhode Island | #53 | 15 | 1 in 189 |
| Colorado | #54 | 75 | 1 in 302 |
| Hawaii | #56 | 13 | 1 in 224 |
| Wisconsin | #59 | 83 | 1 in 272 |
| Idaho | #61 | 25 | 1 in 253 |
| Wyoming | #61 | 7 | 1 in 150 |
| Washington | #62 | 97 | 1 in 320 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 15 | 1 in 231 |
| New Hampshire | #68 | 16 | 1 in 218 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 24 | 1 in 327 |
| Delaware | #75 | 10 | 1 in 253 |
| Massachusetts | #77 | 73 | 1 in 345 |
| Alaska | #78 | 9 | 1 in 249 |
| Connecticut | #78 | 36 | 1 in 327 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 11 | 1 in 281 |
| Michigan | #84 | 103 | 1 in 401 |
| Iowa | #86 | 34 | 1 in 366 |
| Ohio | #89 | 116 | 1 in 446 |
| California | #94 | 388 | 1 in 505 |
| Nevada | #95 | 27 | 1 in 401 |
| Florida | #97 | 172 | 1 in 500 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 105 | 1 in 487 |
| Indiana | #100 | 63 | 1 in 478 |
| Illinois | #106 | 108 | 1 in 514 |
| Kansas | #106 | 27 | 1 in 444 |
| Virginia | #107 | 73 | 1 in 494 |
| Arizona | #110 | 57 | 1 in 528 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 80 | 1 in 567 |
| Missouri | #124 | 46 | 1 in 565 |
| New York | #128 | 131 | 1 in 672 |
| Georgia | #131 | 78 | 1 in 604 |
| Alabama | #135 | 32 | 1 in 599 |
| New Jersey | #136 | 57 | 1 in 631 |
| Tennessee | #145 | 45 | 1 in 680 |
| Maryland | #153 | 36 | 1 in 646 |
| South Carolina | #159 | 28 | 1 in 634 |
| West Virginia | #159 | 11 | 1 in 533 |
| New Mexico | #173 | 10 | 1 in 581 |
| Texas | #176 | 178 | 1 in 898 |
| Kentucky | #177 | 24 | 1 in 745 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 6 | 1 in 510 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 19 | 1 in 829 |
| Louisiana | #220 | 23 | 1 in 864 |
| Mississippi | #227 | 13 | 1 in 840 |
| Arkansas | #251 | 12 | 1 in 936 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Isla
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 7 spots since 2024 (#35 → #28)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#44 → #28)
- 114 spots since 2015 (#142 → #28)
- Biggest jump: 734 spots in 2008 (#1,357 → #623)
- Biggest drop: 532 spots in 1909 (#939 → #1,471)
Rise & fade · girls
139 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2025 at #28 (6,012 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 267
- Highest: 1 in 267 girls born in 2025 were named Isla (0.37%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 55.3% of all girls named Isla (32,186) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #693 (1887) | #956 |
| 1890s | 74 | #872 (1890) | #1,222 |
| 1900s | 112 | #926 (1905) | #1,188 |
| 1910s | 244 | #1,176 (1913) | #1,313 |
| 1920s | 269 | #1,207 (1922) | #1,622 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,507 (1936) | #1,914 |
| 1940s | 95 | #2,018 (1941) | #3,408 |
| 1950s | 33 | #3,662 (1950) | #4,024 |
| 1960s | 20 | #6,539 (1965) | #6,619 |
| 1970s | 26 | #5,958 (1978) | #8,474 |
| 1980s | 55 | #6,031 (1985) | #9,116 |
| 1990s | 144 | #4,366 (1998) | #6,949 |
| 2000s | 1,925 | #345 (2009) | #2,769 |
| 2010s | 22,864 | #57 (2019) | #162 |
| 2020s | 32,186 | #28 (2025) | #35 |
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.
Isla in 2017
girls
#103
2,879 births · 1 in 600 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 600 of them was named Isla, which outranked 99.4% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Isla
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.