Issa

Unisex

Issa has been given to 3,217 babies in the U.S. since 1969. It peaked in 2024.

Meaning & origin

From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى.

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,217

Peak year

2024 (196 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1969

10-year trend

▲ +91%

Gender split

29% girls / 71% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Issa.

3,215 babies since 1900

3,223 babies since 1973

3,210 babies since 1915

3,225 babies since 1994

3,226 babies since 1914

3,226 babies since 2007

3,203 babies since 1959

3,235 babies since 1953

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