Isela
Isela was the 1935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1017th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 598 places. More babies were named Isela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,935 girls, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,925babies recorded
Isela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,935 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,874 | 103 |
| 2010 | #2,157 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,289 | 150 |
| 1990 | #1,852 | 77 |
| 1980 | #1,401 | 89 |
| 1970 | #2,370 | 32 |
| 1960 | #3,026 | 17 |
| 1950 | #2,710 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Isela, counting every spelling?
Isela is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,562 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,935 for Isela on its own. Together these spellings went to 118 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isela | 100 | #1,935 | 497 |
| Isella | 12 | #8,560 | 46 |
| Izela | — | — | 29 |
| Izella | 6 | #13,885 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Isela?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isela (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isela?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Isela are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 17 and 44. That makes Isela mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Isela by state
How common Isela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (5.7×), California (2.5×), Texas (2.3×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isela
How popular is the name Isela?
Isela was the 1935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1017th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 598 places. More babies were named Isela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isela in the US.
Where is Isela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isela was most common in Arizona (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.