Isla

EYE-la
Scottish place-name or Spanish
"island"

Isla Origin and Meaning

The name Isla is a girl's name of Spanish, Scottish origin meaning "island".

Isla is a hit name throughout the English-speaking world but hasn't found the same popularity in other western countries, perhaps because its spelling and pronunciation don't make sense for those whose native language is not English. Think island without the final two letters.

Adding to the confusion, the name is a twin of the Spanish word for island, which is pronounced EES-la. Isla is part of a trend for simple, old-fashioned girls’ names that start and end with a vowel: Ava, Ada, Ella, Emma, Eva, Ida, Ivy.

Red-haired actress Isla Fisher, married to Sacha Baron Cohen, propelled the name to stardom. Isla Black Hitchens is a Harry Potter character; Queen Elizabeth has a great-granddaughter named Isla Elizabeth Phillips.

Some other similar names that are not as trendy as Isla: Islay and Ailsa.

# 33 in the US

Isla Rank in US Top 1000

# 19 on Nameberry

Isla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Isla Popularity

Famous People Named Isla

  • Isla Lang Fisher
    Australian actress
  • Isla Blair
    Anglo,Scottish actress
  • Isla Cameron
    Scottish actress and singer
  • Isla St Clair (born Isabella Margaret Dyce)
    Scottish actress and singer
  • Isla Fiona Traquair
    Scottish broadcast journalist
  • Isla Short
    Scottish racing cyclist
  • Isla Watt
    English actress
  • Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith Bamber (b. 2003)
    daughter of actors Kerry Norton and Jamie Bamber
  • Isla Lampard (b. 2007)
    daughter of footballer Frank Lampard and Elen Rivas
  • Isla Lough (b. 2007)
    daughter of distance runners Paula Radcliffe and Gary Lough
  • Isla Grace Halls (b. 2012)
    daughter of TV host Monty Halls
  • Isla Elizabeth Phillips (b. 2012)
    daughter of Peter Phillips; great,granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Isla Grace Sidwell (b. 2012)
    daughter of actor Aaron Sidwell
  • Isla Hefford Kauth (b. 2013)
    daughter of ice hockey players Jayna Hefford and Kathleen Kauth
  • Isla Elizabeth Collins (b. 2014)
    daughter of singer Max Collins of band Eve 6
  • Isla Rose Parcell
    daughter of blogger Rachel Parcell
  • Isla Woodhouse
    daughter of footballer Curtis Woodhouse
  • Isla Rose Giacone (b. 2016)
    daughter of TV personalities Tony and Alyssa Giacone of "The Real World: Skeletons"
  • Isla Rose Earnhardt (b.2018)
    daughter of American stock car racing driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Amy Reimann.
  • Isla Rose Klein (b. 2018)
    daughter of American actor Chris Klein

Isla in Pop Culture

  • Isla Martin
    character in "Isla and the Happily Ever After" by Stephanie Perkins
  • Isla Black Hitchens
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Isla Forsythe
    character on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • Princess Isla
    character from "Across a Star Swept Sea" by Diana Peterfreund
  • Isla
    character in movie "Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses"
  • Isla the Ice Star Fairy
    character in "Rainbow Magic"
  • Isla
    a character in the anime "Plastic Memories"
  • Isla Schultz
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Isla McCulloch
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • "La Isla Bonita
    " song by Madonna
  • Isla
    character on Netflix's "The Discovery"
  • Isla
    character I’m Barbie a Princess Charm School