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Boy's name · #1682 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
60% boys · 40% girls — Issa is also given to girls: 59 in 2025, about 40% in recent years. Issa →
Issa reached its best rank, #1535, in 2024 and ranked #1682 in 2025. About 2,300 boys have carried it since 1969.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#74 in France (2025) · #126 in Belgium (2025) · #388 in Switzerland (2025) · #509 in Netherlands (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #629 in England & Wales (2025) · #681 in Austria (2025) · #853 in Scotland (2025) · #700 in Canada (2024).
Among 254 notable people named Issa:
Sports figures appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Issa Diop, Moroccan-French footballer.
Together with its spelling variant Isa (#933), Issa would rank around #740 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Isa and Issa.
Similar names: Eesa · Mahdi · Izayah · Khaza · Muhammadali · Hamza
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