Names like Isla
In 2025, 6,012 girls born in the US were named Isla, #28 among girls' names.
It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1886, dropped out, and has been back every year since 2008.
More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.
Births rose 165% from 2,272 in 2015.
For 8 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 2003 or later (Isla's began in 2008).
Isla's rank every ten years
- 1880—
- 1890#870
- 1900—
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- 1930—
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- 1950—
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- 1980—
- 1990—
- 2000—
- 2010#296
- 2020#44
- 2025#28
— outside the top 1,000
12 girl names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Isla's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.