Is Isa a boy or girl name?
Isa is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 100 girls and 216 boys were named Isa, so 31.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 53.5% of the 6,197 US babies named Isa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,029
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,968
- Babies named Isa since 1880
- 6,197
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 316 babies
Boys and girls named Isa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 1910s | 6 | 176 | 96.7% |
| 1920s | 5 | 156 | 96.9% |
| 1930s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 133 | 91.7% |
| 1970s | 90 | 188 | 67.6% |
| 1980s | 148 | 180 | 54.9% |
| 1990s | 226 | 194 | 46.2% |
| 2000s | 546 | 392 | 41.8% |
| 2010s | 1,049 | 771 | 42.4% |
| 2020s | 801 | 455 | 36.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 216 | #1,029 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2023 | 170 | #1,188 | 83 | #2,249 |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,459 | 103 | #1,934 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,257 | 77 | #2,354 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1,301 | 92 | #2,023 |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,464 | 94 | #2,037 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,424 | 103 | #1,929 |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,373 | 88 | #2,171 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,492 | 74 | #2,466 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,485 | 73 | #2,486 |
| 2014 | 98 | #1,601 | 95 | #2,059 |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,616 | 62 | #2,783 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,483 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,891 | 64 | #2,743 |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,890 | 56 | #3,022 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,877 | 53 | #3,174 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,013 | 55 | #3,094 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,077 | 55 | #3,143 |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,297 | 38 | #3,952 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,042 | 49 | #3,184 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,262 | 43 | #3,459 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,524 | 32 | #4,138 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,030 | 24 | #4,962 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,647 | 22 | #5,259 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,644 | 21 | #5,377 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,183 | 23 | #4,780 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,959 | 21 | #5,022 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,392 | 17 | #5,714 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,059 | 15 | #6,171 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,138 | 19 | #5,096 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,632 | 14 | #6,451 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,726 | 21 | #4,717 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,943 | 26 | #4,006 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,162 | 17 | #5,504 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,680 | 21 | #4,571 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,824 | 14 | #5,940 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,420 | 16 | #5,136 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,426 | 20 | #4,176 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,727 | 12 | #5,892 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,170 | 20 | #4,029 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,548 | 19 | #4,048 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,612 | 19 | #4,003 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,632 | 17 | #4,404 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,824 | 18 | #4,208 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,575 | 25 | #3,352 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,434 | 18 | #4,103 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,845 | 19 | #3,826 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,096 | 18 | #3,954 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,584 | 14 | #4,438 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,977 | 22 | #3,196 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,877 | 20 | #3,352 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,851 | 23 | #2,942 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,164 | 18 | #3,445 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,625 | 18 | #3,561 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,484 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,141 | 20 | #3,048 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,680 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,391 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,633 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,625 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,795 | 14 | #3,580 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,533 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,218 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,671 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,782 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,438 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,674 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,026 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,460 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,091 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,022 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,934 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,083 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,611 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,027 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,896 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,327 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,244 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,238 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,858 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,405 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,349 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,375 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,336 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,988 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,496 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,034 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,638 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,868 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,766 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,927 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,358 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,487 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,026 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,037 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,410 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,791 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,551 | 24 | #1,770 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,249 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,488 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,059 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,015 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,637 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,542 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,587 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,806 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,713 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,611 | 30 | #1,300 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,630 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,711 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,325 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,591 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,843 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,179 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,964 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #963 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,189 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,124 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,023 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,164 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,377 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 17 | #809 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 18 | #902 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 13 | #919 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,210 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 19 | #728 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 19 | #738 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #958 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #876 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #988 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 17 | #713 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #817 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 18 | #626 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #703 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 17 | #620 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 14 | #620 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 17 | #546 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #591 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 12 | #625 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #784 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 12 | #548 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 17 | #411 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #875 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Isa reached #1,029 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #411 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Isa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.