Is Issa a boy or girl name?
Issa is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 81 girls and 115 boys were named Issa, so 41.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.4% of the 3,058 US babies named Issa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,530
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,283
- Babies named Issa since 1969
- 3,058
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 196 babies
Boys and girls named Issa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 107 | 18 | 14.4% |
| 1980s | 165 | 32 | 16.2% |
| 1990s | 296 | 66 | 18.2% |
| 2000s | 464 | 126 | 21.4% |
| 2010s | 665 | 299 | 31% |
| 2020s | 486 | 329 | 40.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115 | #1,530 | 81 | #2,283 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,611 | 61 | #2,794 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,786 | 74 | #2,454 |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,843 | 59 | #2,862 |
| 2020 | 87 | #1,760 | 54 | #2,986 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,008 | 57 | #2,899 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,766 | 53 | #3,074 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,140 | 41 | #3,728 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,850 | 26 | #5,194 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,396 | 28 | #4,906 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,009 | 21 | #6,078 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,236 | 20 | #6,342 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,078 | 15 | #7,976 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,296 | 14 | #8,361 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,339 | 24 | #5,689 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,673 | 17 | #7,472 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,561 | 14 | #8,686 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,043 | 18 | #7,205 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,635 | 9 | #11,804 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,020 | 8 | #12,267 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,765 | 12 | #8,908 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,138 | 11 | #9,294 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,482 | 13 | #8,001 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,582 | 17 | #6,440 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,177 | 7 | #12,291 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,751 | 9 | #9,801 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,702 | 8 | #10,162 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,561 | 11 | #7,784 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,230 | 6 | #12,348 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,814 | 7 | #11,009 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,566 | 10 | #8,311 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,635 | 10 | #8,197 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,398 | 5 | #13,801 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,644 | 6 | #11,354 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,421 | 6 | #10,854 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,830 | 6 | #10,342 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,287 | 9 | #7,170 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,037 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,232 | 5 | #10,994 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,628 | 6 | #9,408 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,280 | 6 | #8,843 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,175 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,580 | 6 | #8,358 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,239 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,667 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Issa reached #1,530 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,283 in 2024. 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 Issa
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.