Issa
Girl name · #2874 in 2025 · Very rare
Issa ranks #2874 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 59 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4853, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Issa.
The 50-year story
Issa first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 81 babies and a rank of #2282. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Issa per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Issa in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Issa is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Issa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Issa is most common
State-level data for Issa is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Issa
Statistically, parents drawn to Issa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nessa, Iridessa, Hadassa, Masa, and Isa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Issa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 81 | #2282 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2789 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2445 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2848 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2891 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3050 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3697 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9048 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Issa a popular girl name?
Issa ranked #2874 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4853.
When was the name Issa most popular?
Issa peaked in 2024, when 81 American girls received the name (ranked #2282 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Issa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Issa. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.