Isla: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “island”
- Origin
- Scottish
- Say it
- EYE-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Scottish name taken from Islay, the Hebridean island, and influenced by the word isle/island. It may also be used as the modern Spanish word isla, 'island', though the given name tradition is chiefly Scottish.
How popular is Isla?
Babies named Isla in 20245,367
2024 rank#35 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188052,229
Isla is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Isla
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Isla questions
What does the name Isla mean?
Isla means "island". It comes from Scottish. Scottish name taken from Islay, the Hebridean island, and influenced by the word isle/island. It may also be used as the modern Spanish word isla, 'island', though the given name tradition is chiefly Scottish.
Is Isla a boy or girl name?
Isla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Isla?
5,367 US babies were named Isla in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Isla?
Isla is usually pronounced EYE-luh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.