Issa

“Jesus, in the Arabic and Islamic tradition” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1682 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Issa reached its best rank, #1535, in 2024 and ranked #1682 in 2025. About 2,300 boys have carried it since 1969. About 60% of babies named Issa in recent years have been boys. Together with its spelling variant Isa (#933), Issa would rank around #740 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Isa and Issa.

Around the world: #74 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Issas

Issa Diop — Moroccan-French footballer
Issa Pliyev — Soviet general (1903–1979)
Issa Kaboré — Burkinabè association football player
Issa Hayatou — Cameroonian basketball player and football executive
Issa Ba — Senegalese footballer

In stories & tradition

Issa — The Belgariad · The Malloreon

What Issas become

Among 254 notable people named Issa:

Sports figures appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Issa Diop, Moroccan-French footballer.

Similar names: Eesa · Mahdi · Izayah · Khaza · Muhammadali · Mecca

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