Name profile

Isa

The Quranic Arabic name for Jesus, also used in other traditions.

Usage languagesDutch, Italian
US rank (2025)#929

Meaning and history

Isa is used independently in several cultures. In Arabic, ʿĪsā is the name of Jesus in the Quran; in Germanic and Dutch usage Isa may shorten names such as Isabella, while in some Nigerian languages it is also a familiar masculine name. Notable bearers include Nigerian footballer Isa Kaita and Dutch actress Isa Hoes.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 55 births, rank #2,285
2007: 66 births, rank #2,071
2008: 70 births, rank #2,001
2009: 77 births, rank #1,873
2010: 76 births, rank #1,881
20112011: 74 births, rank #1,886
2012: 109 births, rank #1,478
2013: 95 births, rank #1,613
2014: 98 births, rank #1,597
2015: 112 births, rank #1,481
20162016: 114 births, rank #1,491
2017: 129 births, rank #1,373
2018: 123 births, rank #1,418
2019: 119 births, rank #1,459
2020: 139 births, rank #1,297
20212021: 153 births, rank #1,245
2022: 125 births, rank #1,447
2023: 171 births, rank #1,185
2024: 218 births, rank #1,023
20252025: 253 births, rank #929

Isa moved from #809 to #963 for girls between 1901 and 1907. Its highest annual birth count came in 1896, with 19 births.