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“Diminutive of Isabel; also Arabic for Jesus” — English diminutive of Isabel / Arabic transliteration of Jesus (عيسى) origin
Girl's name · #1717 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Isa is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1881, when it ranked #411. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,400 girls since 1880, ranked #1717 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 66% of babies named Isa in recent years have been boys. Together with its spelling variant Issa (#2871), Isa would rank around #1258 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Isa and Issa.
Around the world: #37 in Netherlands (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 475 notable people named Isa:
Artists & writers appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isa Genzken, German sculptor (born 1948).
Similar names: Eiza · Roxy · Islah · Aiza · Eleonora · Hala
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