Girls' name · since 1886
Isla
58,252 babies named Isla in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #28 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 58,252
- born since 1886
- 2020s
- peak decade
58,252 babies have been named Isla since 1886, making it today's #28 girls' name.
Isla has 58,252 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #28 as of the latest data, more common than 99.8% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #28 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 58,252 born since 1886
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isla ranks #534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #28 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 58,252 born since 1886, peaking in the 2020s.
- #534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #28 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 58,252
- born since 1886
- 2020s
- peak decade
Isla's 58,252 recorded births place it above 99.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isla compares
58,252 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Isla's all-time total is 155x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58,252 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,012 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isla's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 6,012, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6,012
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Isla popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 2020 (Isla as boys' name)
Isla by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32,186 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Isla's strongest decade.
32,186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Isla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 74
1890s
74 births
- 1900s 112
1900s
112 births
- 1910s 244
1910s
244 births
- 1920s 269
1920s
269 births
- 1930s 182
1930s
182 births
- 1940s 95
1940s
95 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 1,925
2000s
1,925 births
- 2010s
2010s
22,864 births
- 2020s
2020s
32,186 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32,186 births (55% of all-time use).
How Isla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Isla's total volume
Isla by state
Where Isla concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,942 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,604 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,231 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,619 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,292 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,199 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,175 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 2,134 | 3.7% |
6,942 of 58,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Isla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isla's data
- California records the most Islas (6,942 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Isla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~139 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Isla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.