Isa is a distinctive choice, ranked #4193 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Isa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#4193
About the Name Isa
Isa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1300 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #283 in 2009 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Isa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Isa
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Isa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Isa in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Isa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1300 places over the last five years to #4193 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Isa 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 Isa include: Ali Isa β Ali Isa is a Nigerian politician and administrator.; Willie Isa β Willie Isa is a professional association football coach and former rugby league footballer who played as a centre or winger.; Isa Dick Hackett β Isa Dick Hackett is an American producer and writer for Amazon who helped produce The Man in the High Castle, Philip K..
Isa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Isas in the wild.
5
UK babies named Isa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↑ 1300 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Isa
Likely around 1 other Isa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Isa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ali Isa is a Nigerian politician and administrator. He is a former member of Nigeria's House of Representatives, representing the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituencies of the Gombe state.
Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999. Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Willie Isa is a professional association football coach and former rugby league footballer who played as a centre or winger. He is currently the player support and development officer of Premier League club Chelsea.
Palestina Zein "Tina" Isa was a Brazilian-American teenage girl murdered in an honor killing in St. Louis, Missouri, by her parents, Zein and Maria Isa.
Isa Sedigh (Persian: ΨΉΫΨ³Ϋ Ψ΅Ψ―ΫΩ, also known as Sedigh Alam or Sadiq AΚΏlam, lit. "the knowledgeable Sadiq"; 1894β1978) was minister of education in Iran, and the third president of the University of Tehran.
Isa Dick Hackett is an American producer and writer for Amazon who helped produce The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, and The Adjustment Bureau, all of which are based on works by her father, Philip K.
Isa Antonetti is an American musical theater actress. She played the role of Young Omara in the 2025 original Broadway production of Buena Vista Social Club.