Gender
Origin
- African
- Swahili and Muslim name meaning the Messiah.
God is salvation (Swahili)
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Issa
Pronunciation
i(s)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1525, 115 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1677, 98 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2274, 81 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2859, 59 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | 59 |
| 2024 | 115 | 81 |
| 2023 | 108 | 61 |
| 2022 | 92 | 74 |
| 2021 | 84 | 59 |
| 2020 | 87 | 54 |
| 2019 | 73 | 57 |
| 2018 | 87 | 53 |
| 2017 | 64 | 41 |
| 2016 | 81 | 26 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #539, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #628, 59 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 7 |
| 2024 | 60 | 5 |
| 2023 | 71 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | 6 |
| 2021 | 55 | 3 |
| 2020 | 45 | 7 |
| 2019 | 45 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #81, 846 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #4655, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 846 | 3 |
| 2022 | 755 | – |
| 2021 | 712 | – |
| 2020 | 652 | 3 |
| 2019 | 665 | – |
| 2018 | 683 | – |
| 2017 | 645 | – |
| 2016 | 664 | – |
| 2015 | 566 | 4 |
| 2014 | 580 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #634, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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