Isla
Scottish in origin, taken from the River Isla in Angus and from Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides whose name is pronounced the same way.
Isla in 2025
Isla was given to 6,019 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 77th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 551 babies born.
The history of Isla
Isla reached its highest point in 2025, when 6,019 babies were given the name, ranking 77th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 58,271 babies have been named Isla. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Isla by decade
| Decade | Babies named Isla | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 1,240 |
| 1890s | 74 | 1,488 |
| 1900s | 112 | 1,503 |
| 1910s | 244 | 1,977 |
| 1920s | 269 | 2,228 |
| 1930s | 182 | 2,734 |
| 1940s | 95 | 3,518 |
| 1950s | 33 | 5,906 |
| 1960s | 20 | 10,006 |
| 1970s | 26 | 9,108 |
| 1980s | 55 | 9,405 |
| 1990s | 144 | 7,317 |
| 2000s | 1,925 | 683 |
| 2010s | 22,864 | 157 |
| 2020s | 32,205 | 77 |
Where Isla is heading
Isla has risen 165% over the past decade, from 2,272 babies in 2015 to 6,019 in 2025.
Names like Isla
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Isla.