Isla
Scottish, from the Hebridean island of Islay; pronounced EYE-la, it crossed to America in the 2000s.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Isla first shows up in the national records in 1886. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2018 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 6,012 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 28 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 28 for girls. All told, 58,271 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Isela (5,925), Izola (1,119), Islah (601) (total births since 1880)
Explore Isla interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | No. 693 |
| 1890s | 74 | No. 872 |
| 1900s | 112 | No. 926 |
| 1910s | 244 | No. 1176 |
| 1920s | 269 | No. 1207 |
| 1930s | 182 | No. 1507 |
| 1940s | 95 | No. 2018 |
| 1950s | 33 | No. 3662 |
| 1960s | 20 | No. 6539 |
| 1970s | 26 | No. 5958 |
| 1980s | 55 | No. 6031 |
| 1990s | 144 | No. 4366 |
| 2000s | 1,925 | No. 345 |
| 2010s | 22,864 | No. 57 |
| 2020s | 32,186 | No. 28 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
🍼 Enjoying this? Buy my baby a diaper
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.