#352024 rank
2021peak year
52,189babies named Isla since 1880
▲ +33%5-year trend
Isla popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Isla mean?
From Islay, a Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides, of Gaelic origin. Long a Scottish name, it spread to the wider English-speaking world in the 2000s.
OriginScottish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylenature, modern
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Famous Islas
- Isla Fisher, actress
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