Eissa is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Eissa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Eissa
Eissa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1245 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1289 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2005.
Eissa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eissa
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Eissa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eissa in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eissa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1245 places over the last five years to #2089 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Eissa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Eissa include: Eissa Meer — Nour Eissa Meer Abdulrahman is an Emirati former footballer who played as a right-back for the UAE national team and Sharjah FC.; Eissa Al-Otaiba — Eissa Al-Otaiba (Arabic :عيسى العتيبة) is an Emirati footballer.; Ibrahim Eissa — Ibrahim Eissa is an Egyptian journalist and TV personality best known for co-founding the popular Egyptian weekly Al-Dustour..
Eissa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Eissas in the wild.
11
UK babies named Eissa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1245 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eissa
Likely around 1 other Eissa in the class
UK Popularity (2005–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eissa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nour Eissa Meer Abdulrahman is an Emirati former footballer who played as a right-back for the UAE national team and Sharjah FC. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup along with his twin brother Ibrahim.
Ibrahim Eissa is an Egyptian journalist and TV personality best known for co-founding the popular Egyptian weekly Al-Dustour. He is currently editor-in-chief of Al Tahrir, which he co-founded in July 2011.
Muhammad S. Eissa is an author and lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago, and prior to that was the Mellon Lecturer at the University of Michigan.
Abdi Eissa Adan Dhamal, also known as Abdi Gahayr or simply Abdi Eissa was a prominent 18th-century leader, religious scholar, and military commander from the Isaaq clan-family, particularly associated with the House of Guled of the Garhajis,Eidagale sub-clan. He was born into the Adan Dhamal Noble Family at a time of growing tensions between the Isaaq clans and their neighbors, notably the Absame tribes and the Ogaden, as well as the waning Tol Jeclo dynasty, which had previously held dominance over many Isaaq territories.