Gender:
Origin:
English
24 famous people named Isla found on Wikipedia.
21974 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
82-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
82-th in year 2018
Used in: Scottish
Isla (EYE-lə) is a feminine given name traditionally of primarily Scottish usage, derived from "Islay", which is the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is also the name of two Scottish rivers. It was the fifth most popular name for baby girls born in Scotland in 2010 and the 70th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007. It was among the top 10 names given to girls born on the Isle of Man in 2009 and one of the top five names for girls born in Guernsey in 2010, in 2014 it was the third most popular girls name in the United Kingdom. It ranked 6th for girls born in New Zealand in 2013. It appeared in the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States for the first time in 2008, when it ranked in 619th place. Since then it has increased in popularity and ranked at No. 150 for girls born in the United States in 2014.
The name in its original form was Ilay or Islay (e.g. Ilay Campbell), and it was a masculine given name, and was rare among women. Today Isla is regarded as a distinctly female name and Islay a rare male name. Other forms of the girls' name derived from alternate historical spellings of the Scottish island's name include Ile and Ila.
Isla Blair (born 1944), British actress
Isla Paschal Richardson (born 1886), writer, author of "To Those I Love"
Isla Cameron (c. 1930–1980), Scottish actress and singer
Isla Fisher (born 1976), Australian actress
Ila Loetscher, early 20th century women's aviation pioneer and explorer
Isla Phillips (born 2012), great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II
Isla St Clair (born 1952), Scottish actress and singer
Isla Traquair (born 1980), Scottish broadcast journalist
Isla Sitwell (1840-1908), author of Poppy and In Far Japan. Her real name was Sidney Mary Beckwith Sitwell (née Wilson) and she actually used her husband's forename.
Derived form Islay, name of a Scottish island.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Isla Fisher | 1976 | Australian actress |
2 | Mauricio Isla | 1988 | Chilean footballer |
3 | Isla Blair | 1944 | British actress |
4 | Camarón | 1950 | Flamenco singer |
5 | Pablo Isla | 1964 | Spanish lawyer |
6 | Isla St Clair | 1952 | British musician |
7 | Tomás Pina Isla | 1987 | Spanish footballer |
8 | Isla Phillips | 2012 | Great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II |
9 | Isla Cameron | 1930 | British actor and singer |
10 | Isla Traquair | 1980 | Scottish journalist, TV host, and producer |
11 | Pedro Pablo Isla | 1976 | Spanish actor |
12 | José Francisco de Isla | 1703 | Spanish writer |
13 | Isla Eckinger | 1939 | Swiss bassist |
14 | Isla Bevan | 1910 | British actress |
15 | Víctor Isla | 1968 | Peruvian politician |
16 | Isla Stewart | 1856 | English hospital matron |
17 | Nomar Angeles Isla | 1970 | Head coach |
18 | José Manuel Isla | 1916 | Chilean politician |
19 | Amancio Bolaño e Isla | 1896 | Mexican university teacher (1896-1971) |
20 | Salvador Ardevines Isla | Spanish writer | |
21 | Valentín de Zárate e Isla | 1826 | |
22 | Mario Luis López Isla | ||
23 | José Díez de Isla | Spanish journalist | |
24 | Aurelio González Isla | 1916 |