Isla
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About Isla
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.
Pronounced EYE-la.
As of October 2026, Isla ranked #28 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #7.
Editor's take: The name Isla is a girl's name of Spanish, Scottish origin meaning "island".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #151 | 2,135 | 1,195.2 |
| 2015 | #142 | 2,272 | 1,272.8 |
| 2016 | #127 | 2,521 | 1,422.7 |
| 2017 | #103 | 2,879 | 1,667.6 |
| 2018 | #82 | 3,410 | 2,004.6 |
| 2019 | #57 | 4,043 | 2,408.9 |
| 2020 | #44 | 4,579 | 2,832.6 |
| 2021 | #34 | 5,540 | 3,376.3 |
| 2022 | #36 | 5,284 | 3,221.7 |
| 2023 | #33 | 5,381 | 3,353.5 |
| 2024 | #35 | 5,367 | 3,312.6 |
| 2025 | #28 | 6,012 | 3,740.5 |
World rankings
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Isla on lists
Famous Islas
- 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