Isla

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A few things about Isla you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Isla

Isla Fisher

Australian actress and author (born 1976)

Choose Isla and your child shares a first name with Isla Fisher, an Australian actress and author. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Isla, like who?” Isla Fisher's Wikipedia article is available in 62 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 267 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Isla, 6,012 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Isla.
• 📜HistoryIsla first shows up in US birth records in 1886, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 139 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIsla is at its all-time high right now: #28 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowIsla is 183× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 49,020 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 267.
• 📍Where it's lovedIsla is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #1, followed by Rhode Island (#6) and Montana (#9). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Isla means “from Islay”. Our records link it to Celtic, Gaelic and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginIsla is the #2 most popular Celtic girl name in the US. That's out of 407 Celtic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Isla

Isla is a girl name of Celtic, Gaelic and Scottish origin meaning “from Islay”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-sla”. US birth records list Isla for girls from 1886 to 2025, in 119 of those 140 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #28 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #28, with 6,012 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesScottish names