Recorded 1889–2021 Girls' name Peak 1916 293 births

Isola — girls' name

293 babies named Isola in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s231900s451910s951920s791930s261940s142020s6
1910s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Isola was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Isola in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isola

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Isola between 1889 and 2021, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isola performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Isola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Isola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 293 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Isola at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

293

Since 1889

133 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1889

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2021

Isola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1889

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
05101520 202119311925192019151910190518981889 5

Isola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
95 births that decade — 32% of Isola's all-time total
1880s51890s231900s451910s951920s791930s261940s142020s6

Isola by state

Where Isola concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Isola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.7%
Mississippi share of Isola's total US births 1.7%

5 of 293 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isola?
293 babies have been named Isola since 1889. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Isola most popular?
Isola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Isola most popular?
The top states for the name Isola are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Isola been used?
Isola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 133 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Isola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isobel, Isolde, Isobella, Isobelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.