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Isla

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
island
Scottish
From Islay, a name of an island off the Scottish coast

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Isla

Pronunciation

i-sla, is-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #28, 6,012 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202576,012
2024–5,367
202365,381
2022–5,284
2021–5,540
202064,579
2019–4,043
2018–3,410
2017–2,879
2016–2,521

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #3, 4,016 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4, 1,959 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,959
20242,056
20232,337
20222,613
20212,683
20202,749
20192,981
20183,046
20173,373
20163,480

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #2028, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
202212
20219
202011
201910
20185
20173
20168
20158
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #17, 228 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 203 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025203
2024193
2023227
2022228
2021226
2020174
2019170
2018147
2017143
2016113

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #4, 435 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2, 253 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025253
2024264
2023274
2022296
2021317
2020347
2019364
2018383
2017395
2016391

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #4, 153 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4, 97 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202597
202491
2023147
2022118
2021138
2020144
2019147
2018135
2017153
2016124

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5, 157 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5, 120 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023120
2022142
2021157
2020131
2019129
2018137
2017126
2016125
2015111
2014107

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence