Recorded 2005–2019 Girls' name Peak 2005 10 births

Issela — girls' name

10 babies named Issela in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Issela was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

5 babies were named Issela in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Issela

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Issela between 2005 and 2019, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Issela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Issela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issela 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 10 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.

Issela at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

10

Since 2005

15 years of records

Peak year

2005

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2005

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2019

Issela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2005

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 20192005 5

Issela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Issela's all-time total
2000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issela?
10 babies have been named Issela since 2005. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 5 births.
When was Issela most popular?
Issela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Issela been used?
Issela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Issela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issabella, Issa, Issabelle, Issis, 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, 2005–2019 (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.