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Isa

“Diminutive of Isabel; also Arabic for Jesus” — English diminutive of Isabel / Arabic transliteration of Jesus (عيسى) origin

Boy's name · #933 in the US (2025) · Trending

Isa is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1915, it stood at #933 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,100 boys have been named Isa along the way. About 66% of babies named Isa in recent years have been boys. Together with its spelling variant Issa (#1682), Isa would rank around #740 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Isa and Issa.

Around the world: #41 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Isas

• Isa Mustafa — Kosovo Albanian politician (born 1951)
• Isa II of Bahrain — Emir of Bahrain (1961-1999)
• İsa Çelebi — Ottoman prince (1380-1407), son of Bayezid I
• Isa Gambar — Azerbaijani politician (born 1957)
• Isa Boletini — Kosovo Albanian guerilla leader (1864-1916)

What Isas become

Among 475 notable people named Isa:

Artists & writers appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. İsa Necati, Ottoman court poet (1444–1506).

Similar names: Issa · Umar · Izhaan · Khaza · Ayman · Eyad

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