Issa Boy & girl
How popular is Issa?
#1,677 boy name in 2025
98 baby boys were named Issa in the US in 2025, making it the 1677th most popular boy name. Another 59 girls got the name (#2,859 for girls).
Issa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,677 for boys (▼ 147 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 98 boys, 59 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+81% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,385 in 2015, #1,743 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (115 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,530 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 61% boys, 39% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Issa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Isai family of names ranked #535 for boys in 2025 (#536 the year before), with 544 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Issa is most popular
Babies named Issa per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Issa by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1970s | 107 | #2,279 |
| 1980s | 165 | #2,203 |
| 1990s | 296 | #2,205 |
| 2000s | 464 | #2,004 |
| 2010s | 665 | #1,762 |
| 2020s | 586 | #1,530 |
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Questions
- Is Issa a boy or girl name?
- Issa is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 61% of babies named Issa were boys and 39% were girls.
- How popular is the name Issa?
- 98 baby boys were named Issa in the US in 2025, making it the 1677th most popular boy name. Another 59 girls got the name (#2,859 for girls).
- When was Issa most popular?
- Issa peaked in 2024, when 115 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,530 in 2024.
- How many people are named Issa?
- 3,217 babies have been named Issa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,170 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Issa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Issa was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.