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Isla

Alternative forms & variants: Ila

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Island; named after Islay, a scenic Scottish island, or Spanish for island”

Linguistic heritage: Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:EYE-luh
IPA (US English):/ˈaɪlə/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20256,012 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#286,019 births in 2025
Total US Registrations58,271Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1890 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

01,5033,0064,5096,012189019171944197119982025
Peak US Popularity2025 (6,012 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1890
Recent 2025 Level7 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance
Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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