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Issa

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Isa, a short form of Isabel and similar names

Girl's name · #2871 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

40% girls · 60% boys — About 60% of babies named Issa in recent years have been boys. Issa →

Popularity over time

Issa reached its best rank, #2291, in 2024 and ranked #2871 in 2025. About 930 girls have carried it since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,488 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #856 in Ireland (2023) · #3,940 in Italy (2022) · #5,169 in France (2020).

Famous Issas

Issa Rae — American actress and writer (born 1985)
Issa López — Mexican filmmaker (born 1971)
Issa Pointer — American singer (born 1978)
Issa Lish — Mexican model (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Issa^de — Character from Greek mythology

What Issas become

Among 254 notable people named Issa:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Isa (#1717), Issa would rank around #1258 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Isa and Issa.

Similar names: Eiza · Layana · Islah · Aiza · Miamor · Isley

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