The name Isla is a girl's name of Spanish, Scottish origin meaning "island". Isla is ranked #126 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like British Girl Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Spelling Bee Name Game".
From the experts:
Isla is the name of a Scottish river, an island (spelled Islay), and the hot young red-haired actress Isla Fisher, wife of Sacha Baron Cohen. Isla is also among the fastest rising names in the US, and has been on the Nameberry Top 1000 for girls for the past six years! In 2016 it reached its highest spot yet at Number 126. Isla is also currently in the Top 5 in England, Wales, and her native Scotland.
Isla Black Hitchens is a Harry Potter character; Queen Elizabeth has a great-granddaughter named Isla Elizabeth Phillips.
Is Isla's newborn popularity a plus or a minus? Only you can decide, though the parent who chooses Isla because they've never heard it before and believes they rarely will again is sure to be disappointed.
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. Some other similar names that are not as trendy as Isla: Islay and Ailsa.
Lists containing Isla:
- Girl Baby Names Moving Up Fast
- British Girl Names
- Vowel Baby Names for Girls
- Spanish Word Names
- Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names
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- Fictional Princess Names
- Scottish Baby Names
- Royal Baby Names
- Scottish Names for Girls
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