Isla

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Isla is a feminine given name traditionally of primarily Scottish usage, derived from "Islay", which is the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is also the name of two Scottish rivers. The root word has no known origin.

From Wikipedia

Isla first appears in the data in 2008 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 1,450 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2025 it was given to 880 girls (rank #3). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Isla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Isla yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

12,627
Total babies (all years)
18
Years in the data
1,450
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
2008104#72
2009171#34
2010182#32
2011229#22
2012239#21
2013295#19
2014418#13
20151,324#16
2016842#32
2017798#6
2018746#6
20191,450#6
20201,184#4
2021906#2
2022810#3
20231,080#1
2024969#3
2025880#3