Isa
- Pronunciation
- [I-sa]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Rainbow
- Origin
- Chamoru
Isa Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,314 baby girls have been named Isa. The name peaked in 2018 with 103 US births that year (rank #1929). In 2024, ranked #1968 nationally.
Top States for Isa
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Isa births are: California (312), Texas (212), New York (118).
Other Chamoru-Origin Names Like Isa
If you like Isa's Chamoru origin, consider these related names: Actassi, Adora, Agana, Amista, Anghet. Browse all Chamoru names →
3-Letter Names Starting with I
Names with Isa's exact length and starting letter: Ian, Ica, Ida, Ide, Idi.
Quick Facts About Isa
US Popularity History (2025–2025)
Annual US births named Isa by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 253 boys named Isa (boy rank #933 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Isa Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Isa the strongest states are Virginia, Illinois, New Jersey.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | #638 | 45 |
| 2 | Illinois | #666 | 118 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #712 | 66 |
| 4 | New York | #746 | 136 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #776 | 65 |
| 6 | Maryland | #798 | 22 |
| 7 | Michigan | #804 | 27 |
| 8 | California | #915 | 76 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #915 | 76 |
| 2 | Michigan | #804 | 27 |
| 3 | Maryland | #798 | 22 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #776 | 65 |
| 5 | New York | #746 | 136 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #712 | 66 |
| 7 | Illinois | #666 | 118 |
| 8 | Virginia | #638 | 45 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Isa in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izzy | Unknown | Female | English |
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Compare Isa to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Isa against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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