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The baby name Isa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːsə/ (EE-sah),/ˈaɪsə/ (EYE-sah),Arabic: /ʕiːsaː/ (ʿĪ-saa).

Isa is Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish
Pronunciation: /ˈiːsə/ (EE-sah),/ˈaɪsə/ (EYE-sah),Arabic: /ʕiːsaː/ (ʿĪ-saa)

What is the meaning of the name Isa ?

The baby name Isa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːsə/ (EE-sah),/ˈaɪsə/ (EYE-sah),Arabic: /ʕiːsaː/ (ʿĪ-saa).

Isa is Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Isa is a cross-cultural, unisex name with several roots. In Arabic (ʿĪsā), it is the Qur’anic name for Jesus, widely used across the Muslim world and in Turkish and Bosnian contexts. In many European languages - Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian - it functions as a short form of names beginning with Isa-, especially Isabel/Isabella (from Hebrew Elisheva, “God is my oath”) and Isadora/Isidora (from Greek, “gift of Isis”). It can also contract Isaiah and related forms (Hebrew Yeshayahu, “Yahweh is salvation”).

Usage spans centuries: as a masculine given name in Islamic societies since the 7th century, and as a feminine nickname-turned-standalone in Europe from early modern to contemporary records. Variant spellings include Eisa and Eesa (common Gulf transliterations), Issa (also a surname), and Iza in Slavic contexts. Depending on origin, Isa conveys meanings such as “Jesus,” “God is my oath,” or “gift of Isis,” with modern, minimalist appeal.

Isa has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Isa

Isa Briones Actor · Born 1999 · United States Isa Briones is an American actor and singer best known for starring in Star Trek: Picard from 2020 to 2022. She played several roles in the series, including Soji, an android "daughter" of Data.

Isa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Germany Girls 2024 #1 — 417
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
BW 0 #19 1 960
MV 0 #19 1 644
BN 0 #27 6 2,297
TM Boys 0 #33 4 614
HN Girls 0 #35 4 884
AZ 0 #40 4 706
BI Boys 0 #42 3 917
GE 0 #43 2 997
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
PR 0 #53 3 1,497
LU 0 #55 12 2,830
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
BH 0 #60 1,140 17,937
AL 0 #61 15 2,372
AZ Boys 0 #65 79 1,400
AO 0 #69 9 2,729
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
Spain Girls 0 #81 10,082 5,561
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
BN Boys 0 #91 43 6,332
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
GE Boys 0 #94 16 2,055
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
AO Girls 0 #104 116 4,575
PH 0 #105 6 5,607
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
Switzerland Boys 2024 #107 31 1,769
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
LU Girls 0 #110 81 4,850
MU 0 #110 27 3,613
PT Girls 0 #110 1,144 7,952
EC 0 #114 8 2,502
Norway Boys 2025 #115 20 444
SI Boys 0 #115 100 3,402
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
Norway Girls 2025 #120 7 453
KZ Boys 0 #120 254 6,578
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
MU Girls 0 #122 280 8,539
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
ID Boys 0 #128 8 4,130
TR 0 #128 19,228 19,440
GT Girls 0 #129 716 7,500
NG Boys 0 #132 4,170 16,906
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
PA 0 #133 6 3,797
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
Belgium Girls 2024 #138 48 424
Spain 0 #138 556 2,326
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
AL Boys 0 #142 182 5,122
PR Girls 0 #142 20 3,171
CR 0 #143 16 5,526
PT 0 #144 123 4,161
RS Boys 0 #148 7 2,277
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
Sweden Girls 2022 #157 23 1,568
Belgium Boys 2024 #158 31 401
CO Girls 0 #160 5,582 16,140
EC Girls 0 #164 78 3,650
UY 0 #164 14 2,477
CR Girls 0 #166 604 11,342
MX Girls 0 #168 5,653 17,781
Sweden Boys 2022 #170 13 1,509
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
BG Boys 0 #183 37 3,850
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #187 7 2,915
NG 0 #187 79 5,926
Austria 0 #188 26 850
RU Boys 0 #188 551 12,621
GT 0 #189 128 5,948
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
DK 0 #202 5 5,198
AL Girls 0 #203 20 4,141
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
BG Girls 0 #225 7 3,559
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
MX 0 #227 204 8,339
NL Girls 0 #228 1,677 5,933
JP Girls 0 #229 17 6,592
BO Girls 0 #230 623 9,488
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
MO Girls 0 #234 18 7,056
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
Canada Boys 2024 #238 69 2,588
PA Girls 0 #240 284 9,861
EC Boys 0 #241 6 3,322
AO Boys 0 #243 7 5,568
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Girls 0 #250 27 8,139
CL Girls 0 #251 1,414 14,098
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
SG 0 #254 16 11,010
BR Girls 0 #256 1,795 12,708
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
AF Boys 0 #268 7 3,535
GR Boys 0 #268 6 6,912
UY Girls 0 #273 301 6,731
IT Girls 0 #276 5,591 9,415
PE 0 #277 34 6,350
Canada Girls 2024 #278 8 2,795
DK Boys 0 #278 48 7,401
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
Finland 0 #279 29 830
DK Girls 0 #280 37 7,429
AR Girls 0 #285 483 8,289
BR 0 #285 61 5,969
SA 0 #285 11 10,560
CL 0 #287 128 6,867
Finland Girls 0 #287 109 1,368
CO 0 #288 227 7,768
Germany 0 #288 155 2,542
Germany Girls 0 #290 992 4,949
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
NL 0 #295 97 2,481
JP Boys 0 #296 8 7,909
MY 0 #298 33 12,352
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
BO 0 #305 77 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #309 114 1,885
Austria Boys 0 #312 134 2,180
HK 0 #322 27 8,483
CN Girls 0 #323 27 8,829
CN Boys 0 #327 5 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
GH Boys 0 #330 16 8,138
YE 0 #335 47 8,639
IR Boys 0 #336 254 10,162
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
PL Girls 0 #345 10 5,096
JO Boys 0 #346 32 7,057
PH Girls 0 #350 41 13,098
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
Finland Girls 2026 #365 712 3,895
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
France Boys 2021 #371 17 2,865
PE Girls 0 #371 1,012 14,861
MY Boys 0 #373 1,144 25,439
AR Boys 0 #376 93 7,628
BD Girls 0 #376 11 8,413
PT Boys 0 #376 6 7,951
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
UY Boys 0 #386 14 5,922
SD Boys 0 #397 49 10,523
France Girls 2021 #401 5 3,185
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
GT Boys 0 #407 68 7,625
Finland Boys 0 #408 20 2,041
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
LY 0 #428 109 12,703
ZA 0 #438 10 14,421
IT 0 #451 287 4,183
CM Boys 0 #460 91 12,054
PA Boys 0 #463 19 9,305
CR Boys 0 #475 13 10,188
RU Girls 0 #475 24 11,913
PS Boys 0 #481 68 10,655
HK Girls 0 #487 129 16,104
CM Girls 0 #489 52 11,671
KW Girls 0 #499 17 19,177
IQ Boys 0 #501 167 13,071
Germany Boys 0 #510 537 5,697
HK Boys 0 #514 14 12,905
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
AE Girls 0 #529 25 20,968
SG Girls 0 #534 53 18,916
NG Girls 0 #539 268 15,093
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
IL Boys 0 #547 61 10,983
BD Boys 0 #552 25 10,045
BO Boys 0 #574 19 9,244
SG Boys 0 #589 109 17,960
MX Boys 0 #595 448 16,355
CL Boys 0 #599 67 13,390
IL Girls 0 #607 11 11,648
LB 0 #632 27 13,263
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #653 30 3,552
QA Boys 0 #655 53 18,093
SY 0 #656 73 11,684
United States Boys 2024 #678 216 7,044
NL Boys 0 #704 253 5,873
BR Boys 0 #714 38 12,213
KW Boys 0 #742 28 18,755
CO Boys 0 #764 158 15,656
TN 0 #772 58 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #808 123 5,610
OM Boys 0 #810 72 17,948
MA 0 #812 325 20,986
United States Girls 2024 #817 100 8,487
PE Boys 0 #820 59 14,506
EG Boys 0 #822 65 15,035
SA Girls 0 #856 80 25,931
MY Girls 0 #861 134 24,821
DZ 0 #941 236 20,130
EG Girls 0 #948 12 14,742
IN Boys 0 #981 21 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #997 145 25,928
AE Boys 0 #999 94 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,075 104 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,123 351 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,184 447 28,008

Isa is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
Sweden

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People also ask about Isa

Isa is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Isa is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈiːsə/ (EE-sah),/ˈaɪsə/ (EYE-sah),Arabic: /ʕiːsaː/ (ʿĪ-saa).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Eesa, Eisa, Iesa, Iza and Ísa.
Across languages, Isa has these equivalents: Isaiah (Hebrew), Yeshayahu (Hebrew), ʿĪsā (Arabic, Jesus).
Yes, very popular — Isa ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Isa ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 1 notable people named Isa are in our database, including Isa Briones (Actor).