Isla
Pronounced IY1 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Isla?
Isla is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 76,901 children — the 433rd most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 5,923 children were given it.
Ila is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Isla and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Ila
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- IY1 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Isla
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Isla
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Isla?
- Isla ranks 433rd among girls' names in US records, with 76,901 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 44,381.
- Is Isla a unisex name?
- No. Isla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Isla most popular?
- 2021, when 5,923 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Isla spelled?
- Ila. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.