Spellings
Isa or Issa?
In the US in 2025, 51% of babies in this name family were spelled Isa and 22% Issa. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Isa51% of the family372 born in 2025#929 among boys×2 since 2015Issa22% of the family157 born in 2025#1,677 among boys+81% since 2015Eesa12% of the family85 born in 2025#1,852 among boys×2 since 2015Essa8% of the family61 born in 2025#2,572 among boys+55% since 2015Esa7% of the family52 born in 2025#2,539 among boys×3 since 2015
Ten years ago
Isa already led in 2015, with 44% of the family's births; it has 47% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 256 to 539 births (×2).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa | 112 | 253 | ×2 |
| Issa | 54 | 98 | +81% |
| Eesa | 36 | 85 | ×2 |
| Essa | 33 | 51 | +55% |
| Esa | 21 | 52 | ×3 |
How they sound
- Isa /ˈisə/ (EE-suh)
- Issa /ˈisə/ (EES-suh)
- Eesa /ˈisə/ (EE-suh)
- Essa /ˈɛsə/ (ESS-uh)
- Esa /ˈisə/ (EE-suh)
In France
In France in 2025: Isa 15 births and Issa 800 births (#74 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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